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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Tarbolton Tumulus Alternative Name: King Coil's Grave, Coilsfield CairnCountry: Scotland
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County: South Ayrshire Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Prestwick Nearest Village: Tarbolton
Map Ref: NS4469926247
Latitude: 55.505235N Longitude: 4.460518W
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| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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| -1 | Completely destroyed |
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| 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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Cairn in South Ayrshire
Located on the summit of a hill 90m above sea level, it is a few hundred metres from Water of Fail in Ayrshire.
Parish minister Rev. "David Ritchie" was present when the Tumulus was excavated in 1837. He tells how many human remains were discovered inside.
"The centre of the Tumulus once contained boulders of considerable size, at a depth of about 1.2m it had a circular flagstone (1m in diameter) beneath this was yellow clay and then another smaller flagstone, which covered an Urn filled with Human Ash.
Under clay surrounding the Urn, several small heaps of Human Bones were found under flat stones. In total 4 Urns were discovered in the Tumulus, the flower-pot shaped Urns were plain and they disintegrated on exposure to the air. The largest was 20cm in height and the same in diameter"
Notes from 20 years later in 1856 describe the Tarbolton Tumulus as a tree covered mound measuring 18m in diameter, that had two Whinstone Boulders on top of it - one of which had split in two.
This once great Tumulus has now been reduced to an oval stony mound in a field behind a barn. The remains measure 14m N~S x 12m.
Photo's taken in 2014 show the remains of boulders along the SW arc, and the 2 large boulders that were once at the top of the Tumulus now lie at surface level next to a tree stump.
Known locally as King Coil's Grave, local legend has it the grave belongs to the warrior Coel/Coilus - who was a King of Northern Briton after the Romans had left. Remembered today in the nursery rhyme 'Old King Cole'
To read the 1837 quotes from : David Ritchie
And for more information : Canmore ID 42711
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