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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Cairn Buy Alternative Name: Cairn Buy, Garheugh
Country: Scotland County: Dumfries and Galloway Type: Cairn

Map Ref: NX26835094
Latitude: 54.823288N Longitude: 4.697059W
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

4 Ambience:

5	Superb
4	Good
3	Ordinary
2	Not Good
1	Awful
0	No data.

4 Access:

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
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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 26th Sep 2020 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 3 Despite its proximity to the coast Cairn Buy has a sense of isolation, on a patch of moorland with a sea view.

Cairn Buy is one of a pair of cairns sited on moorland above Rocks of Garheuch (known locally as Rocks o’ the Garchy) on Luce Bay. It lies c. 400 yards W of Green House Bridge Cairn which is listed separately in TMP. Cairn Buy is c.10 feet high by 45 feet across. It is almost intact except for a small excavation on the summit of the cairn.

There is a thick moss carpet on the cairn lending it a patina of antiquity. Cairn Buy is listed under Canmore ID 62202.

Directions: At the top of the A75 Glenluce Bypass take the A747 Port William road. After 3.5 miles pass through Auchenmalg continuing along the coast to the Rocks of Garheugh, a series of sharp corners uphill. Park in the lay-by on the L 100 yards around the first corner. Walk back W for c. 300 yards to reach a gateway into a narrow field. Head E over stepping stones in a stream near the gate and keep E up a rough slope. After a few minutes the ground flattens into extensive moorland and Green House Bridge cairn should be visible ahead. Around 20 yards W of Green House Bridge Cairn there is a fork in the path at a boulder. Take the fainter L track heading W to Cairn Buy on the horizon.
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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:

NX2651 : Prehistoric cairn, Garheugh Hill by David Baird — by David Baird
©2007(licence)

NX2651 : Burial cairn on Garheugh Fell by David Baird — by David Baird
©2009(licence)

NX2650 : Near Garheugh by Billy McCrorie — by Billy McCrorie
©2012(licence)

NX2650 : A747 looking north by Ann Cook — by Ann Cook
©2010(licence)

NX2650 : Rocks and Gorse by Billy McCrorie — by Billy McCrorie
©2018(licence)

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