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Cairn na Gath
Date Added: 25th Nov 2022
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 9th Sep 2017. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 3
Cairn na Gath submitted by cosmic on 15th Oct 2004. Along North edge from East
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Log Text: Cairn na Gath Long Cairn is visible on the right of the Southern Upland Way having passed N through Balmurrie Farm. Cairn Na Gath is closest to the SUW at NX 20916 67493, c. 0.67 miles N of Balmurrie. From this point Cairn na Gath is c. 400 yards E.
St Katherine's Well (Glenluce)
Date Added: 28th Nov 2022
Site Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 28th Nov 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
St Katherine's Well (Glenluce) submitted by markj99 on 28th Nov 2022. St Katherine's Well viewed from WSW.
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Log Text: St Katherine's Well (Glenluce) survives as a pool of water on the edge of the New Luce road opposite Glenluce Abbey. The stone dome is covered in briars and ivy.
Littlepark
Date Added: 3rd Dec 2022
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 27th Nov 2022. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Littlepark submitted by markj99 on 29th Nov 2022. E-W Axis of Littlepark Cairnviewed from E.
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Log Text: Littlepark Cairn stands out as a stony mound in a flat field adjacent to moorland.
Cruise Back Fell
Date Added: 3rd Dec 2022
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 27th Nov 2022. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 5 Access 3
Cruise Back Fell submitted by markj99 on 29th Nov 2022. N Enclosure of Cruise Back Fell Fort viewed from N.
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Log Text: Cairn Back Fell Fort can't be seen from the New Luce road. The knoll is a feature viewable from the Southern Upland Way. The fort is a hidden gem, rarely visited by antiquarians.
Airyhemming W
Date Added: 10th Jan 2024
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 3rd Dec 2022. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Airyhemming W submitted by markj99 on 4th Dec 2022. SE-NW Axis of Airyhemming W Cairn.
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Log Text: Airyhemming W Cairn is one of several stone covered mounds W of Airyhemming farm. The cairn has been ruined by the dumping of large field clearance stones to create a long cairn. Go to Directions to Airyhemming W in comments to see my route.
Airyhemming E
Date Added: 10th Jan 2024
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 3rd Dec 2022. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Airyhemming E submitted by markj99 on 4th Dec 2022. S Arc of Airyhemming E Cairn.
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Log Text: Airyhemming E Cairn is one of several stone covered mounds W of Airyhemming farm. The cairn has been ruined by the dumping of large field clearance stones on its surface. Go to Directions to Airyhemming E in comments to see my route.
Poldean menhir
Date Added: 24th Dec 2022
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 7th Jul 2019. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
Poldean submitted by Apocryphus on 20th Jan 2019. A smaller stone located opposite Poldean Farm on a minor road south of Moffat
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Log Text: Poldean menhir is not the most spectacular standing stone, however it is adjacent to a road so why not stop when passing by.
Poldean menhir
Date Added: 24th Dec 2022
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 19th May 2012. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
Poldean submitted by Apocryphus on 20th Jan 2019. A smaller stone located opposite Poldean Farm on a minor road south of Moffat
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Log Text: Poldean menhir is not the most spectacular standing stone, however it is adjacent to a road so why not stop when passing by.
Taxing Stone
Date Added: 10th Jan 2023
Site Type: Standing Stones
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 27th Nov 2021. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Taxing Stone submitted by markj99 on 28th Mar 2019. Graffiti on the Taxing Stone.
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Log Text: The Taxing Stone is easily visited via Stranraer Coastal Path with the added bonus of Little Laight Gun Battery.
Craigbirnoch S Cairn
Date Added: 22nd Jan 2023
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 18th Jan 2023. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Craigbirnoch S Cairn submitted by markj99 on 21st Jan 2023. Craigbirnoch S Cairn viewed from E.
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Log Text: I have driven past the Craigbirnoch cairns many times without being aware of their existence. They aren't obviously visible in the landscape. I found them using Canmore Search Map.
Craigbirnoch Central SE Cairn
Date Added: 22nd Jan 2023
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 18th Jan 2023. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Craigbirnoch Central SE Cairn submitted by markj99 on 21st Jan 2023. Craigbirnoch Central SE Cairn viewed from W.
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Log Text: I have driven past the Craigbirnoch cairns many times without being aware of their existence. They aren't obviously visible in the landscape. I found them using Canmore Search Map.
Craigbirnoch Central NW Cairn
Date Added: 22nd Jan 2023
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 18th Jan 2023. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Craigbirnoch Central NW Cairn submitted by markj99 on 21st Jan 2023. Craigbirnoch Central NW Cairn viewed from S.
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Log Text: I have driven past the Craigbirnoch cairns many times without being aware of their existence. They aren't obviously visible in the landscape. I found them using Canmore Search Map.
Craigbirnoch NW Cairn
Date Added: 22nd Jan 2023
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 18th Jan 2023. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 3
Craigbirnoch NW Cairn submitted by markj99 on 22nd Jan 2023. Craigbirnoch NW Cairn viewed from W.
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Log Text: I have driven past the Craigbirnoch cairns many times without being aware of their existence. They aren't obviously visible in the landscape. I found them using Canmore Search Map.
Craigbirnoch NE Cairn
Date Added: 22nd Jan 2023
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 18th Jan 2023. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Craigbirnoch NE Cairn submitted by markj99 on 22nd Jan 2023. Craigbirnoch NE Cairn viewed from E.
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Log Text: I have driven past the Craigbirnoch cairns many times without being aware of their existence. They aren't obviously visible in the landscape. I found them using Canmore Search Map.
Templand Mains
Date Added: 23rd Mar 2023
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 18th Apr 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Templand Mains submitted by markj99 on 11th Jul 2019. Templand Mains stone spared from the harvest.
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Log Text: Templand Standing Stone is remarkable for its unusual shape, resembling a low slung bucket seat chair. The SW face of the stone is smooth, possibly as a result of many people sitting in the stone.
Terally Bay
Date Added: 24th Mar 2023
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 1st Mar 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 3
Terally Bay submitted by cosmic on 3rd Oct 2004. Terally Bay Stone from the North
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Log Text: Terally Bay Standing Stone is easily visited by parking up 250 yards S on the shore at NX 12303 41083, walking N via a gateway at NX 12278 41151 to reach the broken stone, adjacent to the A716 Drummore road.
Smittons Bridge
Date Added: 27th Mar 2023
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 25th Mar 2023. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 4
Smittons Bridge submitted by markj99 on 26th Mar 2023. Smittons Bridge Kerb Cairn viewed from W.
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Log Text: Smittons Bridge Kerb Cairn is located in the middle of nowhere, however it is easy to visit the nearby Stroanfreggan Craig and Stroanfreggan Cairn sites.
Castle Loch
Date Added: 29th Mar 2023
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 27th Mar 2023. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 1
Castle Loch submitted by markj99 on 28th Mar 2023. Grass Track bisects Castle Loch Cairn on a NE-SW Alignment.
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Log Text: Castle Loch Cairn may be in the middle of nowhere and a pale shadow of it's original state, however the splendid isolation of the location rewards a visit.
High Gillespie
Date Added: 31st Mar 2023
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 30th Mar 2023. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 1
High Gillespie submitted by mickm on 9th Jan 2005. High Gllespie, chambered long cairn viewed from the north. This is probably a Clyde type tomb. It contains an unusually large number of chambers (at least 6) and there are also 5 remaining stones of a flat facade at the eastern end. The cairn is crossed by a field wall, beyond which the western end has been completely destroyed.
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Log Text: High Gillespie is accessible via a path. However, there are beef cattle in permanent residence at the start of the path. Beef cattle can be dangerous, beef cattle with calves ARE dangerous. I made a detour round the field then followed a rocky track N. A grass track veers off left of this track. Follow this wet and muddy track (wellies essential) to reach a ford. Turn left after the ford to a bridge crossing a fast flowing stream. Head S down the field to reach High Gillespie Cairn covered in whins on the S margin of the pasture.
Windy Edge
Date Added: 6th Aug 2023
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 26th May 2012. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 1
Windy Edge submitted by howard_mattinson on 25th Apr 2005. Long Cairn on Wndy Edge.
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Log Text: Windy Edge Long Cairn is tough place to reach through forest rides and rough moorland. However this spectacular cairn is worth all the effort. The isolated location gives the site an increased gravitas.