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<< Our Photo Pages >> Lagvag Cairn - Cairn in Scotland in Dumfries and Galloway

Submitted by sumdoood on Thursday, 25 December 2014  Page Views: 5061

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Lagvag Cairn
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 53.1 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Dumfries and Galloway Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Drummore  Nearest Village: Maryport
Map Ref: NX15683044
Latitude: 54.635316N  Longitude: 4.857398W
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.
3 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.
5 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
5

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Lagvag Cairn
Lagvag Cairn submitted by sumdoood : Approaching from the north. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Cairn in Dumfries and Galloway

Shown as a "Cairn" on the OS 1:25000 and 50000 maps, it is a round cairn much uglified by the presence of two large water tanks located high on its easterly edge. I assume they contain(ed) water for the lighthouse.

Even if one hadn't been provided, the location at the extreme end of a long peninsula (with wonderful views to the English Lake District, The Isle of Man and Ireland), would demand a cairn.

For further information see Canmore ID 61039 which adds that in 2000, excavations for a water pipe revealed two shallow grooves in the underlying boulder clay on which the cairn lies. These were roughly parallel and aligned from the centre of the cairn. It is thought that these might be ard (plough) marks.
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Lagvag Cairn
Lagvag Cairn submitted by sumdoood : Approaching from the car park. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Lagvag Cairn
Lagvag Cairn submitted by sumdoood : The hideous water tanks. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
NX1530 : Viewpoint at Mull of Galloway by Stanley Howe
by Stanley Howe
©2013(licence)
NX1530 : Mull of Galloway Lighthouse by Neil Theasby
by Neil Theasby
©2018(licence)
NX1530 : Mull of Galloway by Dennis Turner
by Dennis Turner
©2009(licence)
NX1530 : Mull of Galloway by Tam and Karen
by Tam and Karen
©2008(licence)
NX1530 : The Mull of Galloway Lighthouse by Chris McAuley
by Chris McAuley
©2012(licence)

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