<< Image Pages >> Dirrans burial - Cist in Scotland in North Ayrshire
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Dirrans burialCountry: Scotland County: North Ayrshire Type: Cist
Map Ref: NS30684230
Latitude: 55.644659N Longitude: 4.692072W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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Canmore Site 42096
An ancient structure, 45cms in diameter and 120cm deep, was revealed in 1882 when sand was removed from the side of the Garnock Water at Dirrans. It was built of smooth, water-worn whinstones which were very much decomposed. There was no lid or covering and a small tree grew on top. In the bottom were a few centimetres of fine greyish powdery material which was sifted, but no remains were found.
"There was nothing to indicate the use of the structure, but in all likelihood it was a place of interment." It could not have been a well as no water is reached before a depth of about 3m.
J Smith 1894
A disused railway track now covers the site.
Text updated and summarised from Canmore.
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