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<< Our Photo Pages >> Kilfeddar Farm - Cairn in Scotland in Dumfries and Galloway

Submitted by markj99 on Friday, 09 February 2024  Page Views: 96

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Kilfeddar Farm Alternative Name: Kilfeddar, Kilfedder
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 2.138 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Dumfries and Galloway Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Stranraer  Nearest Village: New Luce
Map Ref: NX15626852
Latitude: 54.977068N  Longitude: 4.882573W
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
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
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4 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
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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
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markj99 visited on 1st Feb 2024 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 3 There are three cairns accessed via the path to Kilfeddar Farm: Barlure Cairn, Altigoukie Burn Cairn and Kilfeddar Farm Cairn. See individual site pages for details. The path is muddy so wellies are recommended.

Kilfeddar Farm
Kilfeddar Farm submitted by markj99 : Kilfeddar Farm Cairn viewed from W. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Cairn in Dumfries and Galloway

Kilfeddar Farm Cairn is located in pasture c. 3 miles NNW of New Luce in Dumfries and Galloway. It is on a slope c. 350 yards NE of Kilfeddar Farm ruin. The round cairn was originally c. 60 feet in diameter, however, small to medium-sized field clearance stones deposited on the SE and NW arcs have changed it into an oval mound measuring "25.7m from NW to SE by 16.5m transversely and up to 1.4m in height" according to Canmore ID 61414. My estimated measurements of the cairn accord with the Canmore dimensions. The centre of the cairn retains a layer of small stones with a patina of age suggesting that they may be original stones.
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Kilfeddar Farm
Kilfeddar Farm submitted by markj99 : Large Field Clearance Stone on W Arc of Kilfeddar Farm Cairn. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Kilfeddar Farm
Kilfeddar Farm submitted by markj99 : W Half of Kilfeddar Farm Cairn. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Kilfeddar Farm
Kilfeddar Farm submitted by markj99 : E Half of Kilfeddar Farm Cairn. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Kilfeddar Farm
Kilfeddar Farm submitted by markj99 : W Arc of Kilfeddar Farm Cairn. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Kilfeddar Farm
Kilfeddar Farm submitted by markj99 : S Arc of Kilfeddar Farm Cairn. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Kilfeddar Farm
Kilfeddar Farm submitted by markj99 : E Arc of Kilfeddar Farm Cairn.

Kilfeddar Farm
Kilfeddar Farm submitted by markj99 : N Arc of Kilfeddar Farm Cairn.

Kilfeddar Farm
Kilfeddar Farm submitted by markj99 : Kilfeddar Farm Cairn viewed from S.

Kilfeddar Farm
Kilfeddar Farm submitted by markj99 : Kilfeddar Farm Cairn viewed from E.

Kilfeddar Farm
Kilfeddar Farm submitted by markj99 : Kilfeddar Farm Cairn viewed from N.

Kilfeddar Farm
Kilfeddar Farm submitted by markj99 : Kilfeddar Farm Cairn viewed from SW.

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Re: Directions to Kilfeddar Farm by markj99 on Friday, 09 February 2024
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Directions to Kilfeddar Farm Cairn: Take the W turn to Glenluce off the A75. Turn left for New Luce after 0.2 mile. Stay on this road for c. 5 miles to reach New Luce. Go straight on at the top of Main Street for 1.3 miles to reach Barlure Farm track. There is a room for one car to park at the junction. Walk along Barlure Farm track for c. 225 yards to reach a cattle grid. There is a sign which reads "Start of path to Kilfeddar farm - Distance 2.9km". Continue W along the track for c. 150 yards to the centre of Barlure Farm. Turn left at the farmhouse heading downhill through pasture to Barlure Farm Railway Bridge. (There was a pool of water one foot deep under the bridge: lucky I was wearing wellies!) Head NW along the muddy track beside the railway line. Continue along this track for 1.3 miles to Kilfeddar Farm ruin. Head NE for c. 225 yards towards a gate in an adjacent field. Kilfeddar Farm Cairn is c. 160 yards NE from the gateway, down a sloping field. My route can be viewed on Kilfedder Farm Cairn.
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