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Submitted by markj99 on Saturday, 03 October 2020  Page Views: 407

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Cairn Buy Alternative Name: Cairn Buy, Garheugh
Country: Scotland County: Dumfries and Galloway Type: Cairn

Map Ref: NX26835094
Latitude: 54.823288N  Longitude: 4.697059W
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
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
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
0No data.
3 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
5

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Cairn Buy
Cairn Buy submitted by markj99 : Cairn Buy viewed from S. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Cairn Buy is one of a pair of cairns sited on moorland above Rocks of Garheuch (known locally as Rocks o’ the Garchy) on Luce Bay. It lies c. 400 yards W of Green House Bridge Cairn which is listed separately in TMP. Cairn Buy is c.10 feet high by 45 feet across. It is almost intact except for a small excavation on the summit of the cairn.


There is a thick moss carpet on the cairn lending it a patina of antiquity. Cairn Buy is listed under Canmore ID 62202.


Directions: At the top of the A75 Glenluce Bypass take the A747 Port William road. After 3.5 miles pass through Auchenmalg continuing along the coast to the Rocks of Garheugh, a series of sharp corners uphill. Park in the lay-by on the L 100 yards around the first corner. Walk back W for c. 300 yards to reach a gateway into a narrow field. Head E over stepping stones in a stream near the gate and keep E up a rough slope. After a few minutes the ground flattens into extensive moorland and Green House Bridge cairn should be visible ahead. Around 20 yards W of Green House Bridge Cairn there is a fork in the path at a boulder. Take the fainter L track heading W to Cairn Buy on the horizon.
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Cairn Buy
Cairn Buy submitted by markj99 : Cairn Buy's green moss carpet (Vote or comment on this photo)

Cairn Buy
Cairn Buy submitted by markj99 : Cairn Buy summit excavation. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Cairn Buy
Cairn Buy submitted by markj99 : Cairn Buy summit. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
NX2651 : Prehistoric cairn, Garheugh Hill by David Baird
by David Baird
©2007(licence)
NX2651 : Burial cairn on Garheugh Fell by David Baird
by David Baird
©2009(licence)
NX2650 : Near Garheugh by Billy McCrorie
by Billy McCrorie
©2012(licence)
NX2650 : A747 looking north by Ann Cook
by Ann Cook
©2010(licence)
NX2650 : Rocks and Gorse by Billy McCrorie
by Billy McCrorie
©2018(licence)

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 3.3km NNW 328° Culroy Farm Cairn* Cairn (NX25165383)
 3.4km E 87° Brae Farm NE* Cairn (NX30225098)
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 3.7km ESE 102° Mochrum Fell (Elrig)* Cairn (NX30435004)
 3.7km NNW 333° Culroy White Cairn* Cairn (NX25285435)
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 3.9km NNW 329° Culroy Cairn 1* Cairn (NX24905438)
 4.1km NW 326° Machermore Cairns* Cairn (NX247544)
 4.1km NW 307° Culquhasen* Cairn (NX23655350)
 4.1km NNE 25° Castle Loch* Cairn (NX28695460)
 5.0km NNW 342° Knock Hill Fort* Hillfort (NX25505577)
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