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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Fairy Knowe (Gairneybank) Alternative Name: Fairyknowe; Annacroich; Fairy Knowe (Gairney Bank)Country: Scotland County: Perth and Kinross Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Kinross Nearest Village: Gairney Bank
Map Ref: NT12309874
Latitude: 56.173208N Longitude: 3.414098W
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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Cairn in Perth and Kinross
This now destroyed barrow is recorded as Canmore ID 51067 which tells us this was: "A tumulus, known as the 'Fairyknowe' to the east of Annacroich was opened in the late 18th century and a stone cist, containing bones and burnt wood, was found (1792)." The most recent visit report is from 1965 and records: "Fairy Knowe has been levelled by the plough and is at present under crop: it shows no signs of antiquity."
The Northern Antiquarian (TNA) also features an entry for this site - see their page for Fairy Knowe, Gairneybank, Kinross, Kinross-shire which has an image of the 1856 OS map showing the old tumulus and a brief archaeology & history.
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