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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Creebridge CairnCountry: Scotland County: Dumfries and Galloway Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Newton Stewart Nearest Village: Creebridge
Map Ref: NX4168765595 Landranger Map Number: 83
Latitude: 54.959776N Longitude: 4.474104W
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 |
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Cairn in Dumfries & Galloway
Creebridge cairn This cairn is located on the outskirts of Minnigaff/Newton Stewart and is superbly preserved. It could be associated with a number of cairns in this area. To find it drive along the B7079 from Minnigaff towards the A75 - the cairn is in a roadside clearing at NX41706560 and stands at least 4m tall. The noticeboard is informative.
For more information see Canmore ID 63432, which, in their original 1914 entry describes "A circular cairn about 65ft in diameter and 8 to 9ft high standing on a level platform of stones which extends out from it for a distance of from 15 to 20ft. The ground falls slightly towards the S, and in that direction the base has an elevation of about 4ft 6ins. On the N it appears to be somewhat lower, but has been interfered with by the bank at the roadside. The cairn has not been excavated."
By 1966 they report this bell-type cairn had been mutilated on the north side.
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