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

Submitted by markj99 on Sunday, 12 July 2020  Page Views: 726

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Barclye Cairn
Country: Scotland County: Dumfries and Galloway Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Newton Stewart  Nearest Village: Challoch
Map Ref: NX38906873
Latitude: 54.987028N  Longitude: 4.519348W
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
2 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.
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
5

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markj99 visited on 11th Jul 2020 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 3 As with many cairns built in farmland the temptation to borrow the stones for a more practical purpose has proved too great so we are left with the footprint of the original cairn. It is easy to visit from the minor road between Newton Stewart and RSPB Wood of Cree Reserve.

Barclye Cairn
Barclye Cairn submitted by markj99 : Barclye Cairn looking S to Barclye Farm. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Barclye Cairn is described in Canmore ID 62933. It is a robbed out cairn approximately 20 metres across by 1.5 metres high. There are two remaining earthfast stones which may have been part of a cist.

Directions: Take the A75 turn off to Newton Stewart at the large roundabout. Follow the town centre to the end of Victoria Street & bear left across the Cree Bridge. Turn L about 50 yards from the end of the bridge into Minnigaff. After 0.5 mile you will see a war memorial on your R.
Take the next L turn after 100 yards. This is a narrow country lane headed to Cree Woods. Follow this lane past Minigaff Parish Church, Boreland Wood and Boreland Farm. Around 0.75 mile after Boreland Farm there is a gate at NX 389 686 (approximately) on the R. There is limited parking here so I chose to go onto Barclye Wood Parking (NX 38604 69482) around 0.5 miles along the lane.
Return to the gate, heading N up a slope for around 300 yards when Barclye Cairn will be visible on a hilltop.
Barclye Cairn & Drumwhirn Cairn are close to one another so visiting both on the same trip is ergonomic and easily achievable.
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Barclye Cairn
Barclye Cairn submitted by markj99 : Barclye Cairn Kerb (Vote or comment on this photo)

Barclye Cairn
Barclye Cairn submitted by markj99 : Earthfast stones on Barclye Cairn, possibly remnants of a cist. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Barclye Cairn
Barclye Cairn submitted by markj99 : Barclye Cairn. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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NX3868 : Ivy Covered Electricity Pole Near Barclye by Iain Thompson
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NX3868 : Wetland, Barclye by Richard Webb
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NX3868 : Boggy Patch Near Barclye by Iain Thompson
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NX3868 : Barclye Farmhouse by John Ferguson
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NX3968 : Newly planted woodland, Moor of Barclye by Richard Webb
by Richard Webb
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