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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Kirriemore Alternative Name: King's Cairn
Country: Scotland County: Dumfries and Galloway Type: Chambered Cairn
Nearest Town: Newton Stewart Nearest Village: Glentrool
Map Ref: NX37738544 Landranger Map Number: 77
Latitude: 55.136657N Longitude: 4.547128W
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.

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
0	No data.

3 Accuracy:

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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**Kirriemore** submitted by mickm : View looking southwest from the top of the cairn showing the view down to the Water of Minnoch, an upper tributary of The River Cree. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Chambered Cairn in Dumfries & Galloway

This is a relatively well preserved Bargrennan type chambered cairn, situated on a low knoll on the lower slopes of Kirriemore Hill, about 225 metres above sea level. Despite some stone robbing the cairn remains an impressive monument standing over 3 metres high. The otherwise intact chamber has been burrowed into from the southeast where part of a probable passage has been exposed.

If visiting the site, it is best approached by walking the 2 miles or so along the forestry tracks from the picnic area at NX358866 where you can park. A word of caution, whilst it is possible for a small person to enter the chamber, it is strongly recommended that the attempt is not made as there is a lot of loose & heavy cairn material that could easily fall in if disturbed.

For more information see Canmore ID 63043 which adds that this large circular cairn is about 100 metres in diameter and there is a rudely constructed shepherds pile on top.
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NX3785 : Kings Cairn by Mary and Angus Hogg — by Mary and Angus Hogg
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NX3785 : Lochan In Kirriereoch Forest by Mary and Angus Hogg — by Mary and Angus Hogg
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