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<< Our Photo Pages >> Cuff Hill - Chambered Cairn in Scotland in North Ayrshire

Submitted by vicky on Wednesday, 03 March 2004  Page Views: 13027

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Cuff Hill
Country: Scotland County: North Ayrshire Type: Chambered Cairn
Nearest Town: Beith
Map Ref: NS386552  Landranger Map Number: 63
Latitude: 55.763146N  Longitude: 4.573973W
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.
no data 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.
2 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
3

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markj99 visited on 14th Jul 2021 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 3 Cuff Hill Cairn is not easy to find, however there are extensive stone chamber and passage remains making your efforts worthwhile. Detailed directions to the cairn are posted in a comment on the site page.

Cuff Hill
Cuff Hill submitted by markj99 : Central W Chamber of Cuff Hill Cairn viewed from NE. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Chambered Cairn in North Ayrshire

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Cuff Hill submitted by markj99 : Passage of NE Chamber of Cuff Hill Cairn viewed from SW. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Cuff Hill submitted by markj99 : Robbed-out S Half of Cuff Hill Cairn viewed along NNW-SSE Axis (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Cuff Hill submitted by markj99 : Interior of Central E Chamber of Cuff Hill Cairn. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Cuff Hill submitted by markj99 : Central E Chamber of Cuff Hill Cairn viewed from above. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Cuff Hill submitted by markj99 : NE Chamber of Cuff Hill Cairn viewed from NE.

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Cuff Hill submitted by markj99 : NE Passage & Chamber of Cuff Hill Cairn viewed from NE.

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Cuff Hill submitted by markj99 : N Half of Cuff Hill Cairn viewed along NNW-SSE Axis

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Cuff Hill submitted by markj99 : Cuff Hill Cairn viewed from SW.

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Re: Cuff Hill by markj99 on Thursday, 15 July 2021
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Cuff Hill Cairn is difficult to find. The narrow lanes off the B777 E of Beith are un-signposted leading to Cuff Hill Reservoir. Head for KA15 2JW on the SatNav to reach Cuffhill Reservoir. There is a parking space between Cuffhill and Kirkleegreen Reservoirs. Walk back to Cuffhill Reservoir to reach a path which winds along the W bank of the reservoir. This runs parallel to a deer fence. Close to the end of the reservoir there is a hollow below the fence big enough to wriggle under. Head N along the fence then c. 200 yards NNE through woodland to reach Cuff Hill Cairn at NS 3859 5509. The grid reference is taken from Canmore ID 42121, which has an extensive description of Cuff Hill Cairn.
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