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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Knockrivoch Mount Alternative Name: Knockrivoch Barrow, Knockrivoch TumulusCountry: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 0.327 km away from the location you searched for.
County: North Ayrshire Type: Barrow Cemetery
Nearest Town: Saltcoats Nearest Village: Seamill
Map Ref: NS25344510
Latitude: 55.667898N Longitude: 4.778596W
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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Barrow Cemetery in North Ayrshire
Thought to have been a Motte for nearly a century, Knockrivoch Mount is now thought by archaeologist's to be a Tumulus (Bearing resemblance to a Tumulus discovered 5.5km away in Dalry)
Situated 140m above sea level on the summit of a low ridge with a commanding view in all directions, it provides a great view of Goat Fell on Arran 26.5km away to the West.
First documented in 1856, "John Smith" measured the site in 1895 as being 3.6m high, with the flat top measuring about 16m x 9m. He noted that part of the Tumulus had been removed. Sixty years later when OS visited, the flat top of the summit was down in size to 9.5m x 6m, with an overall site dimension of 30m E-W x 21m, and a berm 5m wide around the base of the Barrow.
A subsequent visit by OS in 1982 describe the remains as being oval in shape, 30m x 24m and 3.3m high, but may possibly once have been circular, with a 30m diameter.
They note the berm that is now mostly evident on the South and West sides, may be significant in that it could represent either a general levelling of the area prior to construction, or a scrape zone for the mound material.
For more information : Canmore ID 40971
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