<< Our Photo Pages >> Hardcroft - Cairn in Scotland in Dumfries and Galloway
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Hardcroft Alternative Name: BalneilCountry: Scotland County: Dumfries and Galloway Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Stranraer Nearest Village: New Luce
Map Ref: NX18996433
Latitude: 54.940698N Longitude: 4.827343W
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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markj99 visited on 30th Oct 2020 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 1 Hardcroft Cairn is easiest accessed from the Southern Upland Way. It is c. 600 yards W of the SUW junction with the Caves of Kilhern path. If you haven't visited the Caves of Kilhern it is an essential detour.
Hardcroft Cairn is a turf covered cairn measuring 20 yards across with an earth bank perimeter up to 6 feet high and 4 feet wide. The interior is a robbed-out hollow with little original structure. It lies around 500 metres SE of Hardcroft Farm on the edge of moorland.
Canmore ID 61593 provides further details of this site.
Directions: At the S edge of New Luce, beside the church, take the un-signposted turn up the hill. Stay on this narrow lane for 1.25 miles until you reach the sign for the Southern Upland Way (SUW) pointing up into the moorland. There is a passing place 100 yards further on where there is room to park. Walk back to the SUW start and stay on the path for 0.5 miles keeping the pine copse on your L. Leave the path, walk W for c. 0.33 miles heading for NX 1899 6433. There are no landmarks in the moor so GPS navigation is essential to find this cairn.
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