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<< Our Photo Pages >> King Shaw's Grave - Cairn in Scotland in Dumfries and Galloway

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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: King Shaw's Grave Alternative Name: King Schaw's Grave; Bank Head Hill; King Schaw's Cist
Country: Scotland County: Dumfries and Galloway Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Langholm
Map Ref: NY25939320
Latitude: 55.227437N  Longitude: 3.166046W
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
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data 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.
no data 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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King Shaw's Grave
King Shaw's Grave submitted by markj99 : King Shaw's Grave as at 09.06.12 (Vote or comment on this photo)
Cairn in Dumfries and Galloway

The cist all that remains of a cairn removed in 1828.
Eskdale, Dumfrishire, Scotland.

For more information see Canmore ID 67325 which says this cist is: "Situated on a slight eminence in fairly level moorland, now afforested, the site clearly once commanded extensive views, especially down the Esk valley, but trees now obscure visibility. The remains now comprise a low mound of stones which has been almost entirely removed, but has an identifiable diameter of 15.5m. In the centre there is a well-constructed cist of rectangular slabs orientated NW-SE and measuring 1.25m by 0.6m by 0.75m high. It is built of three slabs (the SW end being now open) and is covered by a well-fitting capstone." They add that this was clearly a complex site with as many as five cists.
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King Shaw's Grave
King Shaw's Grave submitted by markj99 : Interior of King Schaw's Grave viewed from SW (Vote or comment on this photo)

King Shaw's Grave
King Shaw's Grave submitted by markj99 : King Schaw's Grave viewed from SE (Vote or comment on this photo)

King Shaw's Grave
King Shaw's Grave submitted by markj99 : King Schaw's Grave viewed from SW (Vote or comment on this photo)

King Shaw's Grave
King Shaw's Grave submitted by markj99 : King Schaw's Grave viewed from NW (Vote or comment on this photo)

King Shaw's Grave
King Shaw's Grave submitted by markj99 : King Shaw's Grave as at 09.06.12. The capstone has fallen into the cist.

King Shaw's Grave
King Shaw's Grave submitted by durhamnature : Photo of the cist from "Report of Commission on Monuments..." via archive.org

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