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Kilfeddar Farm
Date Added: 9th Feb 2024
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 1st Feb 2024. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Kilfeddar Farm submitted by markj99 on 9th Feb 2024. Kilfeddar Farm Cairn viewed from W.
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Log Text: 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.
Brockloch Fell
Date Added: 9th Feb 2024
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 28th Jan 2024. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 1
Brockloch Fell submitted by markj99 on 8th Feb 2024. SE Half of Brockloch Fell Cairn.
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Log Text: It may be only a 4 mile walk there and back to the Brockloch Fell Cairn, however its location in an isolated forest surrounded by difficult terrain make this a nightmare to find. Wellies are essential for a burn crossing and GPS navigation strongly recommended. There were several trees partially blocking access on the forest track and narrow forest lane on my visit. My route can be followed on Brockloch Fell Cairn.
Grey Hill (Shennas)
Date Added: 5th Feb 2024
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 18th Jan 2024. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 1
Grey Hill (Shennas) submitted by markj99 on 5th Feb 2024. Grey Hill (Shennas) Cairn viewed from E.
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Log Text: Grey Hill (Shennas) is not obvious from the narrow lane leading to Lagafatar Lodge. I found the cairn on Canmore Search Map. It is not easy to get to but that only that only made me more determined to find it. My directions are posted in comments on the main page.
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.
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.
Bryn Glas Cairns (Pontsticill)
Date Added: 31st Dec 2023
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: Wales (Mid Glamorgan)
Visited: Yes on 21st Nov 2012. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Bryn Glas Cairns (Pontsticill) submitted by markj99 on 27th Dec 2022. Bryn Glas Cairn III viewed from W.
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Log Text: Take the turn onto Dan-Y-Coed, a residential dead-end street on the S edge of Pontsticill. There is room to park at the end of the cul-de-sac. Follow a grass track N for c. 200 yards to reach a sheepfold. Walk NW for c. 300 yards to a small stone covered cairn, Bryn Glas III. Walk c. 30 yards N to Bryn Glas IV, then c. 85 yards N to Pontsticill Ring Cairn and its small satellite cairn Bryn Glas V. My route is viewable on Pontsticill Cairns.
The Bryn Glas cairns are difficult to locate in open moorland due to their low stature. GPS navigation would be advantageous.
Torhousekie Farm Cairn
Date Added: 25th Dec 2023
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 30th Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Torhousekie Farm Cairn submitted by cosmic on 17th Oct 2004. Remains of Cairn near Torhousekie Farm
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Log Text: Torhousekie Farm Cairn has survived in better condition than the E cairns which have been erased from the landscape. The overall footprint of the cairn is intact and there are original stones scattered on the centre of the low mound.
It is possible to park in a gateway on the B733 at NX 3790 5669. Head N across the field for c. 130 yards to a gate in the dry stane dyke. Torhousekie Farm Cairn is c. 70 yards SW of here parallel to the dry stane dyke. My route is viewable on Torhouse Farm Cairn.
Torhouse North Cairn
Date Added: 25th Dec 2023
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 30th Jul 2011. My rating: Condition -1 Ambience 3 Access 4
Torhouse North Cairn submitted by Anne T on 26th Jun 2019. Nothing to see now, but the site of the cairn, now destroyed, would have been at the top of the 'hump' of this natural knoll. The stone row is 200m to the north east and the stone circle 180m to the south.
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Log Text: While visiting Torhouse Stone Circle on a fine day I resolved to investigate the speculative destroyed cairns NW of the circle. I followed a grass track towards the northernmost cairn. The site is now a grassy round hill with no trace of any stones. It is such a shame that this area rich in antiquities has been altered by modern farming.
Torhouse North Side Cairn
Date Added: 25th Dec 2023
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 30th Jul 2011. My rating: Condition -1 Ambience 3 Access 4
Torhouse North Side Cairn submitted by Anne T on 25th Jun 2019. Armed with the GPS, the location is exactly as described by SumDoood, although we couldn't find any trace of field clearance stones in this field - it appeared to be improved pasture land. The red arrow marks the spot where the cairn should be (although there is a brighter green central 'button' just to its left, behind the fence line which might possibly be it?)
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Log Text: I scanned the area indicated by the grid reference but like Anne T, I failed to discern the shape of a cairn. Perhaps I need to revisit in twilight like SumDoood.
Torhousekie N
Date Added: 25th Dec 2023
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 30th Jul 2011. My rating: Condition -1 Ambience 3 Access 4
Torhousekie N submitted by Anne T on 25th Jun 2019. Part of this 240ft diameter cairn appears over the dry stone wall as you walk west from the stone circle, on the northern part of the road. Canmore tells us that most of it has been removed to build walls, but it is still a reasonably substantial mound. It lies some 60m north of the milestone. I was left wondering if the area to the centre right was field clearance, or the eastern side of the 240ft circumference cairn.
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Log Text: I looked for this cairn adjacent to the stone circle. The remains of the stone robbed mound may be bisected by the dry stane dyke, constructed using the cairn stones. I thought the E cluster of stones were field clearance stones.
Torhouseskie South West Standing Stones
Date Added: 24th Dec 2023
Site Type: Standing Stones
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 20th Feb 2020. My rating: Condition 1 Ambience 3 Access 3
Torhouseskie South West Standing Stones submitted by markj99 on 21st Feb 2020. Candidates for Torhosekie Stones SW?
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Log Text: I conducted a field walk around the Grid Reference given by Canmore but found only flat pasture land. However I noticed two stones around 100 yards SW. They are on a natural knoll with a feed trough. The larger stone is around 5 feet with an irregular X or cross visible on the exposed top surface. The OSGR is NX 38117 56372, approximately 200 yards SW of the circle.
Torhousekie stone circle
Date Added: 24th Dec 2023
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 7th Feb 2009. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 5
Torhousekie stone circle submitted by Energyman on 27th Jul 2019. First Gleam on the 7th July 04:10 an alignment with 3 stones. On processing this image, I hadn't noticed the 'fairy ring' of mist to the right
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Log Text: I have visited this stone circle more times than any other ancient site. It was my first glimpse of ancient remains, leading ultimately to my obsession with megalithic sites. My first available digital photos were taken on 07/02/09 though I lost earlier photos due to a hard drive crash.
Torhousekie Stones East
Date Added: 24th Dec 2023
Site Type: Standing Stones
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 7th Feb 2009. My rating: Condition 1 Ambience 3 Access 3
Torhousekie Stones East submitted by vicky on 29th Oct 2002. The ruined stone row near Torhousekie stone circle.
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Log Text: I am incline to agree with Sandy G's interpretation of this dubious stone row. The scale and random nature of the stones make me interpret this as field clearance stones.
Torhousekie East
Date Added: 24th Dec 2023
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 7th Feb 2009. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Torhouskie East submitted by DrewParsons on 19th Oct 2010. PID
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Log Text: Torhousekie Stone Row is located c. 150 yards E of Torhousekie Stone Circle. It consists of three boulders similar in character to those found in Torhousekie Stone Circle. The tallest stone is c. 4 feet high and the row measures c. 15 feet long on a NE-SW axis.
Walk c. 50 yards E from the Torhousekie Stone Circle Parking to a gateway. Torhousekie Stone Row is c. 100 yards NE in the field from here.
Green Island (Milton Loch)
Date Added: 18th Dec 2023
Site Type: Misc. Earthwork
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Jun 2023. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Green Island (Milton Loch) submitted by markj99 on 28th Jun 2023. E Flank of Green Island (Milton Loch) Earthwork.
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Log Text: Directions: Take the Park of Brandedleys turn off the A75 on the SW edge of Crocketford. Follow the road for c. 0.8 mile to Auchengibbert Farm. Bear left to Kirkgungeon for c. 0.2 mile to a passing place on the left. Park up and follow a vague path along the margin of the field to the W bank of Milton Loch. My route is viewable on Milton Loch Crannogs.
Milton Loch SE
Date Added: 18th Dec 2023
Site Type: Crannog
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Jun 2023. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 3
Milton Loch SE submitted by markj99 on 27th Jun 2023. Milton Loch SE Crannog viewed from the east.
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Log Text: Directions: Take the Park of Brandedleys turn off the A75 on the SW edge of Crocketford. Follow the road for c. 0.8 mile to Auchengibbert Farm. Bear left to Kirkgungeon for c. 0.8 mile to a lay-by at the junction with Little Milton farm road on the left. Park up and walk for c. 250 yards down the farm road to a large lay-by on the left. Head W through the trees to the loch's edge. Milton Loch SE Crannog is c. 20 yards off the E bank. My route is viewable on Milton Loch SE Crannog.
Lochrutton Loch
Date Added: 18th Dec 2023
Site Type: Crannog
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 24th May 2023. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 4
Lochrutton Loch submitted by markj99 on 25th May 2023. Lochrutton Loch Crannog viewed from NE.
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Log Text: Lochrutton Loch Crannog is not spectacular, however, it is an easy walk on a path to view the crannog from the E bank of the loch.
Directions: Take the Lochfoot turn off the A75 at the Drummore Roundabout c. 3 miles W of Dumfries. After c. 0.7 mile you will reach a crossroads. Continue straight onto an unsigned narrow road for c. 0.3 miles to reach a lay-by on the left. A path for Lochrutton Loch starts here, heading W along a fence. As the path heads through a dry stane dyke turn left, heading S through the field towards a wooded promontory on the loch edge. The path continues W along the promontory for c. 100 yards to the water's edge. The crannog is a small isle in the middle of the loch, populated by several small trees, SW of the promontory. My walk can be viewed on Lochrutton Loch.
Pawton Springs
Date Added: 2nd Dec 2023
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 19th Feb 2023. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Pawton Springs submitted by markj99 on 7th Mar 2023. Pawton Springs N Barrow viewed from E.
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Log Text: The Pawton Springs Barrow Cemetery is c. 150 yards N of The Saints Way 200 yards beyond Pawton Springs Farm on St Breock Downs.
Captain's Bridge (Drummochreen) W
Date Added: 28th Nov 2023
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: Scotland (South Ayrshire)
Visited: Yes on 2nd May 2023. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 4
Captain's Bridge (Drummochreen) W submitted by markj99 on 15th May 2023. Captain's Bridge (Drummochreen) W Hillfort viewed from Captain's Bridge.
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Log Text: Directions to Captain's Bridge (Drummochreen) W: Take the B741 Dailly road off the A77, N of Girvan. After c. 5 miles stay straight on for Maybole at the Dailly junction. Continue towards Maybole for c. 1.7 miles to a farm junction on the left at NS 28593 03605. Park up and walk c. 120 yards W along the dirt track to a green track on the left. Walk 5 yards along the green track. Look left to see the outer bank and ditch of the fort. Climb over the bank to enter the enclosure of Captain's Bridge (Drummochreen) W fort.
Lyonston Stone
Date Added: 28th Nov 2023
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (South Ayrshire)
Visited: Yes on 28th Nov 2023. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 3 Access 4
Lyonston Stone submitted by markj99 on 29th Jun 2019. Lyonston Stone viewed from N.
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Log Text: I took the opportunity to revisit Lyonston Stone while travelling through Maybole. I normally take the Maybole bypass to and from Ayr. Take the Kirkmichael Road at the E edge of Maybole. After a quarter of a mile there lay-by on the right side of the road. Walk 25 yards back towards Maybole to the iron stile into the field on your right. Follow the wall for 75 yards to the iron stile at which point you can see the stone left of you in the next field.