<< Our Photo Pages >> Corriedoo - Cairn in Scotland in Dumfries and Galloway
Submitted by markj99 on Thursday, 15 February 2001 Page Views: 8973
Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Corriedoo Alternative Name: Knockman Hill; White CairnCountry: Scotland County: Dumfries and Galloway Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: St John's Town of Da
Map Ref: NX6814083327 Landranger Map Number: 77
Latitude: 55.126716N Longitude: 4.069481W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 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 |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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There are two cairns recorded at this grid reference. The first is Canmore ID 64282 which includes a record from 1845 which reads: "There is a cairn, smaller than, and close to, White Cairn (NX68SE 2: at NX 681 833). It is supposed to commemorate the killing of a wild boar by the first Knight of Lochinvar." A later entry, dated 1979, records that no cairn could be found.
The second, White Cairn is recorded as Canmore ID 64279 at grid reference NX 68140 83327. This was surveyed in 1978, the report reading: "White Cairn (name not verified) is an extant and impressive round cairn situated on the end of a low promontory. Measuring 31.0m in diameter and 3.5m high it has been robbed almost to ground level in the south quadrant. It has no special features."
Update October 2018: markj99 has visited this site and adds: "Corriedoo cairn is visible on the left side of the A702 travelling from St John's Town of Dalry to Moniaive. Turn into the A702 in St John's Town of Dalry, after around 2.5 miles you will enter Corriedoo forest. There is a convenient layby at NX 683 833. Corriedoo cairn is around 200 yards W of the layby. Corriedoo Cairn is a substantial round cairn with some exposed stones. It's a short walk over rough ground for a relatively well preserved cairn."
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