<< Our Photo Pages >> Cairnhouse W - Cairn in Scotland in Dumfries and Galloway
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Cairnhouse WCountry: Scotland County: Dumfries and Galloway Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Wigtown
Map Ref: NX41205798
Latitude: 54.891255N Longitude: 4.477495W
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 |
| 0 | No data. |
| 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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markj99 visited on 11th Aug 2023 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 3 It is tricky to exactly define my route to Cairnhouse W Cairn. I parked in a lay-by at NX 41787 57920. I walked W across the field to a track running SW on the other side of the stone wall. Follow this track to the cairn.
Cairnhouse W Cairn is a grassy platform in arable land c. 0.33 miles west of Cairnhouse Farm, c. 2 miles NNW of Wigtown in Dumfries and Galloway. The round mound measures c. 50 feet in diameter and 3 feet high. Large field clearance stones have been dumped on the northern arc. The remainder of the cairn has small to medium stones scattered on its surface. Canmore ID 63373 states that there is no sign of an exposed internment.
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