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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: West Cairngaan stone Alternative Name: Mull of Galloway stoneCountry: Scotland County: Dumfries and Galloway Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Stranraer
Map Ref: NX13393126
Latitude: 54.641834N Longitude: 4.893353W
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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markj99 visited on 21st Apr 2022 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 3 Access: 4 West Cairngaan Stone has been given a spring clean since my last visit in 2011. All of the field clearance stones have been removed leaving West Cairngaan Stone high and dry on a E-W rocky earth plinth. It is visible from the West Tarbet Path which starts at West Cairngaan Farm. Follow the path E then turn S to reach a gate at NX 13093 31346. West Cairngaan Stone is located in an arable field c. 200 yards E of the gateway.
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The OS list it as a Standing Stone but the local librarian only considers it a possible as it has not been excavated. (The other possibility would be as a cattle rubbing stone!). In my view the position with excellent vistas favours it being a standing stone.
Canmore site no. 51059.
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