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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Corlick Hill Cairn Alternative Name: Corlick CairnCountry: Scotland County: Inverclyde Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Greenock Nearest Village: Kilmacolm
Map Ref: NS2904872850
Latitude: 55.918268N Longitude: 4.73714W
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 |
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| -1 | Completely destroyed |
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| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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A stony, Grass covered Cairn on the North Greenock Moors.
First documented as a Cairn after the site received a visited by RCAHMS in 1954.
It measures about 12m in diameter, and over part of its surface natural rock protrudes through the turf. The presence of a few boulders set along the perimeter give the appearance of a denuded Cairn. There is a modern concrete post now set on the middle of the Cairn.
Located on the summit of Corlick Hill (The highest peak on the Moors North of Loch Thom & Gryffe Reservoir) the Cairn sits about 303m above sea level. Surrounded by rough uneven Moors now used for grazing Sheep, the hill is covered in rocky outcrops and boulders. Looking across the Clyde to the NW you can see the Holy Loch in Cowal, and parts of Loch Long and the Gare Loch on either side of the Rosneath Peninsula.
You have fantastic views of Arrochar Alps to the West and North, with the top of Ben Lomond visible 31km away. Upriver to the East you have great views of Carman Hill and Dumbarton Rock. Over 40km away to the SW, the tops of the Arran Mountains are visible above the hills on the Greenock Moors.
The whole area surrounding Corlick Hill is littered with Hut Circle Remains, and two Hut Circles were discovered not too long ago, on the lowers slopes of Corlick Hill overlooking Gryffe reservoir #2 (With a Cup Mark not far from one of them)
For more information : Canmore ID 331456
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