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<< Our Photo Pages >> Mochrum Fell (Elrig) - Cairn in Scotland in Dumfries and Galloway

Submitted by markj99 on Saturday, 05 August 2023  Page Views: 180

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Mochrum Fell (Elrig)
Country: Scotland County: Dumfries and Galloway Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Port William  Nearest Village: Elrig
Map Ref: NX30435004
Latitude: 54.816441N  Longitude: 4.640562W
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
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
5 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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markj99 visited on 4th Aug 2023 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 3 Directions to Mochrum Fell (Elrig): 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. Continue on the B7005 for c. 300 yards to a track opposite Culshabbin Schoolhouse at NX 30667 51023. There is room to park up here. Follow the track S for c. 0.5 mile. Turn right at NX 3104 5036 onto a vague path heading W through rough ground. Stay on this path heading uphill to the obvious summit of Mochrum Fell. The cairn is on the summit of Mochrum Fell. My route is viewable on Mochrum Fell (Elrig) Cairn.

Mochrum Fell (Elrig)
Mochrum Fell (Elrig) submitted by markj99 : Mochrum Fell (Elrig) Cairn viewed from east. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Mochrum Fell (Elrig) Cairn is located c. 1.7 miles NW of Elrig in Dumfries and Galloway. It was constructed on the summit of Mochrum Fell (Elrig) with panoramic views. The sub-circular cairn measures c. 70 feet in diameter and 3 feet high. The perimeter is delineated by a belt of small stones with gaps in the N and SW. A stone slab, c. 3 feet high, has been erected as a standing stone in the E arc and a marker cairn, c. 3 feet high, has been built on the SE perimeter.

These features are presumably modern additions to the cairn. The grassy centre of the mound has been cleared of stones. Canmore ID 62897 suggests that a central cist was destroyed by a bonfire previous to 1911. There is a central rectangular depression occupied by a large split rock with two large drill holes on its upper surface. The depression measures c. 4 feet long x 3 feet wide x 1 foot deep on a NE-SW axis. A c. 3 feet long slab on the SE edge could have been a cist side slab.
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Mochrum Fell (Elrig)
Mochrum Fell (Elrig) submitted by markj99 : Possible Ruined Cist in Centre of Mochrum Fell (Elrig) Cairn viewed from SE. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Mochrum Fell (Elrig)
Mochrum Fell (Elrig) submitted by markj99 : Possible Ruined Cist in Centre of Mochrum Fell (Elrig) Cairn viewed from NW. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Mochrum Fell (Elrig)
Mochrum Fell (Elrig) submitted by markj99 : Centre of Mochrum Fell (Elrig) Cairn viewed from north. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Mochrum Fell (Elrig)
Mochrum Fell (Elrig) submitted by markj99 : Modern Marker Cairn in SE Arc of Mochrum Fell (Elrig) Cairn. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Mochrum Fell (Elrig)
Mochrum Fell (Elrig) submitted by markj99 : Modern Standing Stone in eastern Arc of Mochrum Fell (Elrig) Cairn. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Mochrum Fell (Elrig)
Mochrum Fell (Elrig) submitted by markj99 : Gap in SW Arc of Mochrum Fell (Elrig) Cairn.

Mochrum Fell (Elrig)
Mochrum Fell (Elrig) submitted by markj99 : Gap in northern Arc of Mochrum Fell (Elrig) Cairn.

Mochrum Fell (Elrig)
Mochrum Fell (Elrig) submitted by markj99 : Western Arc of Mochrum Fell (Elrig) Cairn.

Mochrum Fell (Elrig)
Mochrum Fell (Elrig) submitted by markj99 : Southern Arc of Mochrum Fell (Elrig) Cairn.

Mochrum Fell (Elrig)
Mochrum Fell (Elrig) submitted by markj99 : Eastern Arc of Mochrum Fell (Elrig) Cairn.

Mochrum Fell (Elrig)
Mochrum Fell (Elrig) submitted by markj99 : Northern Arc of Mochrum Fell (Elrig) Cairn.

Mochrum Fell (Elrig)
Mochrum Fell (Elrig) submitted by markj99 : Mochrum Fell (Elrig) Cairn viewed from west.

Mochrum Fell (Elrig)
Mochrum Fell (Elrig) submitted by markj99 : Mochrum Fell (Elrig) Cairn viewed from south.

Mochrum Fell (Elrig)
Mochrum Fell (Elrig) submitted by markj99 : Mochrum Fell (Elrig) Cairn viewed from north.

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Re: Directions to Mochrum Fell (Elrig) by markj99 on Tuesday, 24 October 2023
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Directions to Mochrum Fell (Elrig): 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. Continue on the B7005 for c. 300 yards to a track opposite Culshabbin Schoolhouse at NX 30667 51023. There is room to park up here. Follow the track S for c. 0.5 mile. Turn right at NX 3104 5036 onto a vague path heading W through rough ground. Stay on this path heading uphill to the obvious summit of Mochrum Fell. The cairn is on the summit of Mochrum Fell. My route is viewable on Mochrum Fell (Elrig) Cairn.
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Re: Street View of Mochrum Fell (Elrig) by markj99 on Tuesday, 24 October 2023
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Distant view of Mochrum Fell (Elrig).
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