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Submitted by rogerkread on Friday, 16 October 2015  Page Views: 4364

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Auchenlaich Cairn
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 0.2 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Stirling Type: Chambered Cairn
Nearest Town: Callendar
Map Ref: NN64980715
Latitude: 56.237649N  Longitude: 4.180011W
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
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 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.
5 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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Auchenlaich Cairn
Auchenlaich Cairn submitted by rogerkread : The widest part of the cairn, seen from the caravan site (on a misty moisty morning). (Vote or comment on this photo)
Chambered Cairn in Stirling

An extraordinary cairn, 342m long, by far the longest chambered cairn in Britain. It is so long it is difficult to appreciate its true size, and a farm track bisects it. Apparently 'aerial views can be seen on the Canmore website'. It is thought to be a contemporary of a nearby homestead at Claish, 1.5km to the west, which was a relatively huge and complex timber structure and which has been dated to be around 6000 years old. The chambered cairn is most easily visited through the Keltie Caravan Site, which is signposted just E of Callander.

For more information see Canmore ID 24362 which describes the cairn as running from NN 6498 0715 to NN 6493 0747. This entry contains aerial photographs and a series of archaeological notes from 1968 to 1997. A field visit took place in March 1991 and an extract from this report reads: "The much-disturbed remains of this unusual monument are situated in improved pasture on a gravel terrace 110m E of Auchenlaich farmsteading and 50m N of the River Keltie. It comprises a long stony mound, aligned NNW-SSE, with, incorporated at its SSE end, what is probably a trapezoidal chambered cairn. For such a large monument, the long mound forms a relatively inconspicuous feature in the landscape, and its low-lying position may have been deliberately chosen in order to reduce its visibility from the surrounding ground. The best view of the site is gained from the hill immediately to the NW, which is crowned by the remains of a fort. The mound measures 322m in length and tapers in width from 15m at the SSE end to 11m at the NNW, one possible kerbstone having been identified. Stone-robbing and field clearance have obscured the original profile of the mound which, apart from the chambered cairn at the SSE end, now stands to no more than 0.5m in height above the former ground level. The centre of the mound has been plundered for stone, presumably to build the surrounding field-walls, and dumping of field-gathered stones has, in places, added a raised rim along the perimeter."
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Auchenlaich Cairn
Auchenlaich Cairn submitted by abarthman : Auchenlaich Cairn - Chamber (Vote or comment on this photo)

Auchenlaich Cairn
Auchenlaich Cairn submitted by rogerkread : Looking along the other half of the cairn from the bisecting farm lane. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Auchenlaich Cairn
Auchenlaich Cairn submitted by rogerkread : Looking back to the caravan site end of the cairn from the farm lane that bisects it. There are some exposed stones including one apparent chamber, but no viewable photo of that, unfortunately, given the weather. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
NN6406 : Road to Auchenlaich by Richard Sutcliffe
by Richard Sutcliffe
©2019(licence)
NN6407 : Superb livestock by Carol Walker
by Carol Walker
©2012(licence)
NN6406 : A84 at Bridge of Keltie by Steven Brown
by Steven Brown
©2023(licence)
NN6507 : Dalvey, a farm by Keltie Water by Alan Reid
by Alan Reid
©2019(licence)
NN6506 : Woodland near Bridge of Keltie by Richard Webb
by Richard Webb
©2013(licence)

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