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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Court Cairn, The May Alternative Name: Court Cairn
Country: Scotland County: Dumfries and Galloway Type: Cairn

Map Ref: NX30265144
Latitude: 54.828951N Longitude: 4.644026W
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

1 Ambience:

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

3 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 27th Sep 2020 - their rating: Cond: 1 Amb: 3 Access: 3 Directions to Court Cairn (The May): Take the A747 Port William turn off the A75 at Glenluce. Stay on the A747 for c. 6.6 miles to an unsigned left turn onto the B7005 at NX 27136 49953. Travel on the B7005 for c. 2.2 miles to reach a minor road signed for Kirkcowan. Court Cairn (The May) is 0.4 miles on the left at The May farm. There is room to park in a gateway adjacent to the field.

Cairn in Dumfries and Galloway. Court Cairn, The May was an important cairn where criminals were brought to trial according to Canmore ID 62914. However the cairn has been robbed out and only a low grassy mound remains on the top of a natural knoll adjacent to The May farmhouse. The cairn is around 10 yards in diameter and 1 yard high with the unwelcome addition of a 2 foot modern cairn on top. Some large field clearance stones have been dumped on the cairn, adding insult to injury.
I found a flat dressed stone, 4 x 2 x 0.5 feet 20 yards W of the cairn, which may have been a kerb stone

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. Take the next L signposted as B7005 Wigtown. After 2.5 miles turn L at Culshabbin for Kirkcowan via Drumwalt. Court Cairn, The May is 0.4 miles on the L at The May farm. There is room to park in a gateway adjacent to the field.
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NX3051 : Farmland near the May by David Baird — by David Baird
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NX3051 : The May by Andy Farrington — by Andy Farrington
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NX3051 : The May by David Baird — by David Baird
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NX3051 : Storm clouds over the May Farm by David Baird — by David Baird
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