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

Submitted by markj99 on Saturday, 30 April 2022  Page Views: 558

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Cambret Moor Cairn
Country: Scotland County: Dumfries and Galloway Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Gatehouse of Fleet  Nearest Village: Anwoth
Map Ref: NX52815744
Latitude: 54.889962N  Longitude: 4.296367W
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.
4 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
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markj99 visited on 27th Apr 2022 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 3 I found Cambret Moor Cairn by walking to the OS Grid Reference. It is almost invisible in rough moorland. The exposed cist was visible in a central circle confirming the description in Canmore. It is c. 100 yards N of Cambret Moor Worked Stone (Canmore ID 63681) and The Penny Stone (Canmore ID 63679).The cairn is on my OS Route for Cairnharrow Summit Cairn.

Cambret Moor Cairn
Cambret Moor Cairn submitted by markj99 : Centre of Cambret Moor Cairn viewed from SE. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Cairn in Dumfries and Galloway

Cambret Moor Cairn is a round cairn measuring c. 7.5m in diameter and 0.5m in height according to Canmore ID 90631. It has been almost entirely robbed out, leaving a footprint of moor grass which is almost invisible in the rough moorland. There is a large stone on the perimeter of the E Arc, possibly a kerb stone and a rough circular hollow c. 2m across in the centre of the cairn. A small stone setting remains on the NW Arc of the hollow opposite an exposed cist stone in the S Arc of the hollow.
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Cambret Moor Cairn
Cambret Moor Cairn submitted by markj99 : Interior of Exposed Cist in S Arc of Centre of Cambret Moor Cairn. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Cambret Moor Cairn
Cambret Moor Cairn submitted by markj99 : Exposed Cist in S Arc of Centre of Cambret Moor Cairn. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Cambret Moor Cairn
Cambret Moor Cairn submitted by markj99 : Stone Setting in NW Arc of Centre of Cambret Moor Cairn. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Cambret Moor Cairn
Cambret Moor Cairn submitted by markj99 : Centre of Cambret Moor Cairn viewed from S. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Cambret Moor Cairn
Cambret Moor Cairn submitted by markj99 : Possible Kerb Stone on E Arc of Cambret Moor Cairn.

Cambret Moor Cairn
Cambret Moor Cairn submitted by markj99 : Cambret Moor Cairn viewed from W.

Cambret Moor Cairn
Cambret Moor Cairn submitted by markj99 : Cambret Moor Cairn viewed from S.

Cambret Moor Cairn
Cambret Moor Cairn submitted by markj99 : Cambret Moor Cairn viewed from E.

Cambret Moor Cairn
Cambret Moor Cairn submitted by markj99 : Cambret Moor Cairn viewed from N.

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Re: Cambret Moor Cairn by markj99 on Saturday, 30 April 2022
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Cairnharrow is c. 3 miles E of Creetown. Creetown Summit Cairn is easily visited via Cambret Hill. Take the R turn 100 yards before the Gem Rock Museum in Creetown signposted for Glenquicken Farm Trout Fishery. After c. 2.5 miles there is a lay-by opposite Glenquicken Stone Circle on the R side. Continue E for c. 1.1 miles to the access track to Cambret Hill mast. There is a lay-by at NX 52645 57987 0.5 miles up the track, just below the Cambret Hill mast. I have plotted a 1.25 mile route S to Cairnharrow Summit Cairn via 3 Cairns, 1 Stone Circle, 1 Cup and Ring Marked Stone and 1 Modern Worked Stone on Cambret Hill & Cairnharrow Cairns. Cambret Moor Cairn is c. 0.33 miles S of the Start.
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