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<< Our Photo Pages >> Brownhill Burn - Cairn in Scotland in Dumfries and Galloway

Submitted by markj99 on Sunday, 06 June 2021  Page Views: 567

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Brownhill Burn Alternative Name: Waterhead
Country: Scotland County: Dumfries and Galloway Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Dalmellington  Nearest Village: Carsphairn
Map Ref: NS55210089
Latitude: 55.280799N  Longitude: 4.281092W
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 6th Jun 2021 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 5 Access: 3 There is a minor unsigned turn off the A713 halfway between Dalmellington and Carsphairn at NX 51747 99760. It leads past Lamford Farm to a dead end in forestry beside the Water of Deugh. After c. 1 mile you will pass Lamford Burn cairn on the L. After another c. 0.5 miles take the L fork. After c. 1.5 miles there is a newly constructed road signed for Water of Deugh Circular on the L. After c. 0.2 miles there is a large lay-by on the R. Walk up the road c. 120 yards, looking R to see Brownhill Burn Cairn with a Spruce sapling growing in the middle of the cairn c. 50 yards W of the road.

Brownhill Burn
Brownhill Burn submitted by markj99 : Lush patches of green moss on Brownhill Burn Cairn. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Cairn in Dumfries and Galloway. Brownhill Burn Cairn lies in forestry c. 7 miles N of Carsphairn, close to the South Ayrshire border. The cairn, measuring c. 10 yards across by 1 yard high, has been extensively robbed. A carpet of green moss lends the cairn a patina of antiquity. There is a modern shepherd's cairn on the E side, the highest point of Brownhill Burn Cairn

Canmore ID 43497 has a full description of Brownhill Burn Cairn.


King's Cairn, a larger chambered cairn is only 400 yards NE of Brownhill Burn Cairn, hidden in a forest clearing.
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Brownhill Burn
Brownhill Burn submitted by markj99 : Brownhill Burn Cairn viewed from SW (06.06.21). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Brownhill Burn
Brownhill Burn submitted by markj99 : Brownhill Burn Cairn viewed from W (06.06.21). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Brownhill Burn
Brownhill Burn submitted by markj99 : Modern Shepherd's Cairn on Brownhill Burn Cairn. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Brownhill Burn
Brownhill Burn submitted by markj99 : Brownhill Burn Cairn (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
NS5500 : Road beside Water of Deugh by Peter Wood
by Peter Wood
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NS5500 : Hemispherical hill by James Allan
by James Allan
©2007(licence)
NS5501 : Water of Deugh by James Allan
by James Allan
©2007(licence)
NS5500 : Just a random knowe? by Rab McMurdo
by Rab McMurdo
©2016(licence)
NS5500 : Natural?  There are no other features like this nearby. by Rab McMurdo
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Re: Directions to Brownhill Burn by markj99 on Wednesday, 09 June 2021
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Directions: There is a minor unsigned turn off the A713 halfway between Dalmellington and Carsphairn at NX 51747 99760. It leads past Lamford Farm to a dead end in forestry beside the Water of Deugh. After c. 1 mile you will pass Lamford Burn cairn on the L. After another c. 0.5 miles take the L fork. After c. 1.5 miles there is a newly constructed road signed for Water of Deugh Circular on the L. After c. 0.2 miles there is a large lay-by on the R. Walk up the road c. 120 yards, looking R to see Brownhill Burn Cairn with a Spruce sapling growing in the middle of the cairn c. 50 yards W of the road.
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Re: Brownhill Burn by markj99 on Tuesday, 08 June 2021
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The access to Brownhill Burn Cairn has improved since my last visit. A new road has been constructed to within 50 yards of the cairn. The trees round the cairn have been felled leaving the cairn in No Man's Land. Unfortunately a Spruce sapling has taken root in the SE arc of the cairn near to an excavated depression.
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