<< Our Photo Pages >> Barclye Cairn - Cairn in Scotland in Dumfries and Galloway
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Barclye CairnCountry: Scotland County: Dumfries and Galloway Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Newton Stewart Nearest Village: Challoch
Map Ref: NX38906873
Latitude: 54.987028N Longitude: 4.519348W
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 |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
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 |
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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 |
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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.
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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