<< Our Photo Pages >> Cairnerzean Fell Summit - Cairn in Scotland in Dumfries and Galloway
Submitted by markj99 on Saturday, 19 February 2022 Page Views: 518
Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Cairnerzean Fell SummitCountry: Scotland County: Dumfries and Galloway Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Stranraer Nearest Village: New Luce
Map Ref: NX13606668
Latitude: 54.959803N Longitude: 4.912895W
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 |
Internal Links:
External Links:
I have visited· I would like to visit
markj99 visited on 9th Feb 2022 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 1 Cairnerzean Fell Summit Cairn is one of the Cairnerzean Fell Cairn Group on open moorland. The cairns vary in states of preservation from entirely robbed out to relatively intact. Cairnerzean Fell Summit Cairn has been extensively robbed and modified with a sheep ree and a modern cairn.
Cairnerzean Fell Summit Cairn is located on a knoll at the highest point of Cairnerzean Fell. It is a largely robbed out cairn measuring c. 20 yards across. The cairn has a low stony bank on the N Arc. This becomes a low kerb of loose stones for 180 degrees on the E and S Arcs. The W Arc is occupied by a ruined sheep ree built from cairn stones. The empty interior of the cairn has a grassy surface with a few scattered small stones concentrated in the centre where a modern cairn c. 4 feet high has been constructed. Further information is included in Canmore ID 61458.
Directions: Take the A77 S from Ayr to Cairnryan. Drive 2.5 miles S from the 30mph speed limit on the S of Cairnryan. There is an unsigned left turn into a single track road to New Luce in the middle of a long straight at NX 0859 6374. Travel on this narrow road for c. 3.5 miles to a parking place beside an old WWII bombing target at NX 1142 6753. Cairnerzean Fell lies c. 2.5 miles E of here. My walking route is viewable on Cairnerzean Fell Route.
Good walking boots, a GPS device and good stamina are requirements for this 5 mile walk over pathless open moorland.
You may be viewing yesterday's version of this page. To see the most up to date information please register for a free account.
Do not use the above information on other web sites or publications without permission of the contributor.
Click here to see more info for this site
Nearby sites
Click here to view sites on an interactive OS mapKey: Red: member's photo, Blue: 3rd party photo, Yellow: other image, Green: no photo - please go there and take one, Grey: site destroyed
Download sites to:
KML (Google Earth)
GPX (GPS waypoints)
CSV (Garmin/Navman)
CSV (Excel)
To unlock full downloads you need to sign up as a Contributory Member. Otherwise downloads are limited to 50 sites.
Turn off the page maps and other distractions
Nearby sites listing. In the following links * = Image available
346m SE 136° Cairnerzean Fell N* Cairn (NX13836642)
545m SSE 149° Cairnerzean Fell Central* Cairn (NX13866620)
729m S 177° Cairnerzean Fell South* Cairn (NX13616595)
829m E 101° Lingdowey Burn N* Cairn (NX14416649)
1.1km ESE 106° Lingdowey Burn S* Cairn (NX14616635)
1.2km ENE 74° Lingdowey Burn E* Cairn (NX14806698)
1.6km ENE 58° Cairnerzean Farm SW* Cairn (NX14986747)
1.6km ENE 58° Cairnerzean Farm NE* Cairn (NX14996748)
1.7km S 180° Auld Wife's Grave* Chambered Cairn (NX13536498)
2.4km NW 306° Drumacissock South Cairn* Cairn (NX11676818)
2.5km NW 308° Drumacissock North Cairn* Cairn (NX11706827)
2.6km NNW 331° Diddles Hill Cairn* Cairn (NX12446896)
2.7km NE 45° Kilfeddar Farm* Cairn (NX15626852)
3.0km ENE 58° Altigoukie Burn Cairn* Cairn (NX16266817)
3.1km ESE 116° Gowk Nest Wood* Cairn (NX16306523)
3.1km ENE 60° Altigoukie Burn Burnt Mound* Misc. Earthwork (NX16336811)
3.2km SSE 160° Auchmantle Fell (The Muckle Cairn)* Cairn (NX14546365)
3.3km ESE 120° Mains of Larg NW* Cairn (NX16356493)
3.3km ESE 119° Mains of Larg NE* Cairn (NX16406497)
3.3km SSE 161° Auchmantle Fell (The Wee Cairn)* Cairn (NX14526353)
3.4km E 83° Barlure* Cairn (NX17036693)
3.6km SW 231° Balker Moor N* Cairn (NX10726455)
3.6km SW 229° Balker Moor S* Cairn (NX10766444)
4.1km SE 131° Mains of Larg cairn* Cairn (NX16616385)
4.2km W 269° White Cairn, Beoch Hill* Cairn (NX09436677)
View more nearby sites and additional images
We would like to know more about this location. Please feel free to add a brief description and any relevant information in your own language.
Wir möchten mehr über diese Stätte erfahren. Bitte zögern Sie nicht, eine kurze Beschreibung und relevante Informationen in Deutsch hinzuzufügen.
Nous aimerions en savoir encore un peu sur les lieux. S'il vous plaît n'hesitez pas à ajouter une courte description et tous les renseignements pertinents dans votre propre langue.
Quisieramos informarnos un poco más de las lugares. No dude en añadir una breve descripción y otros datos relevantes en su propio idioma.