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<< Our Photo Pages >> Laganbeastie East - Cairn in Scotland in Dumfries and Galloway

Submitted by markj99 on Tuesday, 21 July 2020  Page Views: 446

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Laganbeastie East
Country: Scotland County: Dumfries and Galloway Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Stranraer  Nearest Village: Cairnryan
Map Ref: NX13057271
Latitude: 55.013713N  Longitude: 4.92541W
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
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 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.
3 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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Laganbeastie East submitted by markj99 : Scattered stones on robbed out S side of Laganbeastie East (Vote or comment on this photo)
Laganabeastie Cairns can be found adjacent to the single track road to Lagafater Lodge, a large isolated holiday house in Dumfries and Galloway. The East & West cairns are located only 50 yards apart on the edge of moorland separated by a dry stane dyke.

Scant details of Laganabeastie East are available on Canmore ID 61900. It is described as “ a cairn, measuring 17.3m in diameter and 1.5m in height”. The cairn has been heavily robbed on the S side leaving an excavated hollow and scattered stones behind. It measures approximately 20 yards on the EW axis by 2 yards high. It is still recognisable as a cairn despite the desecrations.

Directions: Take the un-signposted single track road 400 yards N of the Innermessan Junction on the A77 to Stranraer. Continue for 5 miles across moorland until you reach Penwhirn Reservoir and Filter Station. Take the next L across a bridge just after the Filter Station. This is a dead end single track road leading to Lagafater Lodge. Follow this narrow road for 2.5 miles until you reach an exposed stone bridge. Park in the next passing place. The Laganabeastie Cairns can be seen on the R in a rough pasture surrounded by a dry stane dyke. If you reach a Private Road sign you have gone too far. Turn around and the cairns will be on your L after around 500 yards.

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Laganbeastie East submitted by markj99 : Laganabeastie East viewed from NE. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Laganbeastie East submitted by markj99 : Excavated hollow on SW quadrant of Laganabeastie East (Vote or comment on this photo)

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NX1272 : Laganabeastie View by Mary and Angus Hogg
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NX1272 : Towards Grey Hill by Mary and Angus Hogg
by Mary and Angus Hogg
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NX1372 : Moorland near Barnvannoch by David Baird
by David Baird
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NX1272 : Sheepfold at Laganabeastie by Jeff Wells
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NX1372 : Towards Grey Hill by Mary and Angus Hogg
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