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<< Our Photo Pages >> Round Craigs - Cairn in Scotland in Dumfries and Galloway

Submitted by markj99 on Tuesday, 04 October 2022  Page Views: 358

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Round Craigs
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 3.0 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Dumfries and Galloway Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: St John's Town of Dalry  Nearest Village: Carsphairn
Map Ref: NX64519355
Latitude: 55.217536N  Longitude: 4.131261W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
2 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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markj99 visited on 28th Sep 2022 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 2 A visit to Stroanfreggan Craig Fort can be extended to visit Round Craigs Cairn. Follow the 4x4 track NE up Stroanfreggan Craig ridge, bearing N at the end of the ridge towards the elongated crag on Round Craigs Summit at each fork of the 4x4 track. It is a walk of c. 1 mile over moorland to Round Craigs Cairn, made easier by following the 4x4 track.

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Round Craigs submitted by markj99 : Round Craigs Cairn viewed from SE (Yardstick for Scale). (Vote or comment on this photo)
Cairn in Dumfries and Galloway

Round Craigs Cairn is located on a natural knoll c. 50 yards SE of an elongated crag on Round Craigs Summit in Dumfries and Galloway. The round cairn measures c. 10 yards in diameter and 1 yard high. The perimeter has an intermittent outer kerb of stones less than 1 foot high. Within the cairn there is a discontinuous inner kerb of small earth-fast stones measuring c. 10 feet in diameter and up to 0.5 feet high. The centre of the cairn is a shallow hollow which has been robbed of loose stones.
Round Craigs Cairn is listed as Canmore ID 64354.
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Round Craigs submitted by markj99 : Round Craigs Cairn viewed from S. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Round Craigs submitted by markj99 : Hollow in Centre of Round Craigs Cairn. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Round Craigs submitted by markj99 : S Arc of Inner Kerb of Round Craigs Cairn. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Round Craigs submitted by markj99 : SW Arc of Outer Kerb of Round Craigs Cairn. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Round Craigs submitted by markj99 : Round Craigs Cairn viewed from W.

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Round Craigs submitted by markj99 : Round Craigs Cairn viewed from E.

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Round Craigs submitted by markj99 : Round Craigs Cairn viewed from N.

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