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Submitted by markj99 on Sunday, 06 June 2021 Page Views: 795

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
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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.

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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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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
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NS5501 : Water of Deugh by James Allan — by James Allan
©2007(licence)

NS5500 : Just a random knowe? by Rab McMurdo — by Rab McMurdo
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NS5500 : Natural? There are no other features like this nearby. by Rab McMurdo — by Rab McMurdo
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