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Stroanfreggan Cairn

Date Added: 15th Apr 2022
Site Type: Cairn Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 11th Apr 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4

Stroanfreggan Cairn

Stroanfreggan Cairn submitted by markj99 on 14th Feb 2021. Stroanfreggan Cairn in profile. The large boulder outside the cairn is a remnant of a peristalith.
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Log Text: Stroanfreggan Cairn is within 100 yards of the Southern Upland Way near Stroanfreggan hamlet. Despite being extensively robbed it is still an impressive monument. The massive capstone exposed in the E Arc is worth a visit on its one.



Stroanfreggan Craig

Date Added: 15th Apr 2022
Site Type: Hillfort Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 11th Apr 2022. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 4

Stroanfreggan Craig

Stroanfreggan Craig submitted by markj99 on 15th Apr 2022. Stroanfreggan Craig Hillfort viewed from W.
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Log Text: There is a signed path beside an extended lay-by at NX 63413 91837 on the B729 c. 0.5 miles W of Stroanfreggan. After c. 300 yards on the NW path turn W towards the obvious summit with a modern cairn on top.



West Cairngaan stone

Date Added: 25th Apr 2022
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir) Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 21st Apr 2022. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 4

West Cairngaan stone

West Cairngaan stone submitted by cosmic on 17th Oct 2004. Unfortunately "It's fallen over!"
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Log Text: 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.



The Galloway Stone

Date Added: 25th Apr 2022
Site Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Yes on 5th Sep 2020. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 4 Access 5

The Galloway Stone

The Galloway Stone submitted by Anne T on 3rd Apr 2017. Looking south east over the Galloway Stone to the hills beyond.
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Log Text: It nice to find a site that you don't have to walk 3 miles over moorland to visit.
The Galloway Stone is just such a site. Simply leave the M6 at Shap, turn L for Orton, then take the R turn to Salterwath just before the M6 underpass.
The Galloway Stone lies c. 50 yards to the L after 150 yards along this lane.
It looks like a large chunk of Shap Pink Granite so it can't be an erratic from Galloway.
The explanation for it's name may be that it was a marker on the Old Scotch Drove Road for turning onto the Galwaithegate or Galloway Road.
As an additional point of interest there is an Ordnance Survey Bench Mark Bolt on The Galloway Stone denoting a height of 98.8m.



Cairnharrow Summit

Date Added: 30th Apr 2022
Site Type: Cairn Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 27th Apr 2022. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 5 Access 3

Cairnharrow Summit

Cairnharrow Summit submitted by markj99 on 30th Apr 2022. Cairnharrow Summit Cairn viewed from W.
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Log Text: Cairnharrow is c. 3 miles E of Creetown. Creetown Summit Cairn is easily visited via Cambret Hill. Take the R turn 100 yards before the Gem Rock Museum in Creetown signposted for Glenquicken Farm Trout Fishery. After c. 2.5 miles there is a lay-by opposite Glenquicken Stone Circle on the R side. Continue E for c. 1.1 miles to the access track to Cambret Hill mast. There is a lay-by at NX 52645 57987 0.5 miles up the track, just below the Cambret Hill mast. I have plotted a 1.25 mile route S to Cairnharrow Summit Cairn via 3 Cairns, 1 Stone Circle, 1 Cup and Ring Marked Stone and 1 Modern Worked Stone on my OS Mapping Routes (go to main page).



Cambret Moor Cairn

Date Added: 30th Apr 2022
Site Type: Cairn Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 27th Apr 2022. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3

Cambret Moor Cairn

Cambret Moor Cairn submitted by markj99 on 30th Apr 2022. Centre of Cambret Moor Cairn viewed from S.
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Log Text: I found Cambret Moor Cairn by walking to the OS Grid Reference. It is almost invisible in rough moorland. The exposed cist was visible in a central circle confirming the description in Canmore. It is c. 100 yards N of Cambret Moor Worked Stone (Canmore ID 63681) and The Penny Stone (Canmore ID 63679).The cairn is on my OS Route for Cairnharrow Summit Cairn.



The Thieves

Date Added: 9th May 2022
Site Type: Standing Stones Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 7th May 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 2

The Thieves

The Thieves submitted by mickm on 6th Feb 2005. View from the southwest.
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Log Text: There is such a wealth of ancient sites on Drennandow Moor, however The Thieves Standing Stone are the best site to my eyes. I feel a magnetic attraction to Standing Stones generally so a pair of six footers are irresistible.



Dranigower Hut Circle E

Date Added: 10th May 2022
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 2nd Dec 2020. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3

Dranigower Hut Circle E

Dranigower Hut Circle E submitted by markj99 on 3rd Dec 2020. East arc of Dranigower Hut Circle E.
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Log Text: The best time to visit Dranigower Hut Circle E is Autumn to Spring when the vegetation is low because the hut circles are not easy to spot.



Dranigower Hut Circle W

Date Added: 10th May 2022
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 2nd Dec 2020. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3

Dranigower Hut Circle W

Dranigower Hut Circle W submitted by markj99 on 3rd Dec 2020. East arc of Dranigower Hut Circle W.
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Log Text: The best time to visit Dranigower Hut Circle W is Autumn to Spring when the vegetation is low because the hut circles are not easy to spot.



Fauldinchie W

Date Added: 10th May 2022
Site Type: Misc. Earthwork Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 5th May 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3

Fauldinchie W

Fauldinchie W submitted by markj99 on 10th May 2022. Fauldinchie W Burnt Mound viewed from W.
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Log Text: The Southern Upland Way is usually muddy so wellies are recommended. The location of the burnt mound in marshy ground make wellies essential.



Hardcroft

Date Added: 10th May 2022
Site Type: Cairn Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 30th Oct 2020. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 1

Hardcroft

Hardcroft submitted by markj99 on 1st Nov 2020. N-S Axis of Hardcroft Cairn.
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Log Text: Hardcroft Cairn is easiest accessed from the Southern Upland Way. It is c. 600 yards W of the SUW junction with the Caves of Kilhern path. If you haven't visited the Caves of Kilhern it is an essential detour.



Caves of Kilhern

Date Added: 10th May 2022
Site Type: Chambered Cairn Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Jun 2021. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 3

Caves of Kilhern

Caves of Kilhern submitted by drolaf on 3rd Apr 2022. SW cist
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Log Text: The Caves of Kilhern Chambered Cairn is accessed via the Southern Upland Way path. A short detour from the path is signed. The Long Cairn has four exposed chambers making a detour from the SUW essential.



Kilhern SE

Date Added: 10th May 2022
Site Type: Cairn Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Jun 2021. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3

Kilhern SE

Kilhern SE submitted by markj99 on 26th Jun 2021. Kilhern SE Cairn viewed from SE.
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Log Text: The ruin of Kilhern Farm is on the Southern Upland Way. Follow the dry stane dyke on the N flank of the farm c. 200 yards up a slope then follow the dyke SE for c. 100 yards to reach the stony cairn. It is best visited in Autumn to Spring in low vegetation.



Fauldinchie E

Date Added: 12th May 2022
Site Type: Misc. Earthwork Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 8th May 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3

Fauldinchie E

Fauldinchie E submitted by markj99 on 10th May 2022. Fauldinchie E Burnt Mound viewed from E.
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Log Text: The Southern Upland Way is usually muddy so wellies are recommended. The location of the burnt mound in marshy ground make wellies essential.



Torhousekie Standing Stone

Date Added: 13th May 2022
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir) Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 11th May 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4

Torhousekie Standing Stone

Torhousekie Standing Stone submitted by SumDoood on 22nd Mar 2016. Just over the wall near the gate into the 2nd field on the right (west), when approaching the farm "Cunninghame".
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Log Text: The Cunningham Stone is easily visited from Cunninghame Farm road, lying adjacent to a gateway. It is close to some cattle feeders so the area surrounding it may be muddy.



Stranraer Museum

Date Added: 23rd Jun 2022
Site Type: Museum Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Jun 2022. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 3 Access 5

Stranraer Museum

Stranraer Museum submitted by markj99 on 23rd Jun 2022. Bronze Axes in Stranraer Museum.
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Log Text: Stranraer Museum tells the story of Galloway from 7000 BC when people started settling on the coast to the present day. There are stone and bronze axes from all over Galloway and Christian Stones dating from the 5th Century. There are also agricultural and industrial exhibits and a section dedicated to the noted Polar explorer Sir John Ross who was born in Galloway.



Inchmulloch Hill

Date Added: 23rd Jun 2022
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir) Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 1st Mar 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 3

Inchmulloch Hill

Inchmulloch Hill submitted by markj99 on 23rd Jun 2022. NW Face of Inchmulloch Standing Stone.
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Log Text: Inchmulloch Hill Standing Stone looks like a large stone which has been erected in modern times. There are two large chock stones on the W base supporting it's vertical position however the standing stone is not earth set. I was somewhat surprised that this stone remains standing.



Crickley Hill

Date Added: 30th Jun 2022
Site Type: Hillfort Country: England (Gloucestershire)
Visited: Yes on 14th Mar 2015. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4

Crickley Hill

Crickley Hill submitted by h_fenton on 19th Sep 2011. Crickley Hill, viewed from roughly south east. Kite Aerial Photograph 18 September 2011 @ 5.18pm
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Log Text: Crickley Hill Enclosure is a large space that requires imagination to interpret the remains. The most impressive feature is the Iron Age Rampart at the entrance to the Enclosure.



Cork Stone

Date Added: 30th Jun 2022
Site Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature Country: England (Derbyshire)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Jan 2009. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3

Cork Stone

Cork Stone submitted by Vicky on 13th Nov 2001. The Cork Stone, Stanton Moor, Derbyshire GR: SK245628 The Cork Stone is one of a number of impressive natural outcrops on Stanton Moor. Composed of weathered sandstone it resembles a huge mushroom or cork. As with the Andle Stone nearby it is covered in graffiti from the 19th and 20th centuries and has steps carved into the side to allow access to the top.
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Log Text: Additions to a site are normally detrimental however the steps and iron rungs added to the Cork Stone are an exception. The base of the stone is sturdy enough to allow people to climb up to the summit. There is a round rock basin on the flat top of the Cork Stone.



Kildoon Hillfort

Date Added: 13th Jul 2022
Site Type: Hillfort Country: Scotland (South Ayrshire)
Visited: Yes on 10th Jul 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3

Kildoon Hillfort

Kildoon Hillfort submitted by markj99 on 12th Jul 2022. Outer Rampart & Ditch of W Flank of Kildoon Fort viewed from E.
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Log Text: There is a farm track for the first 0.5 mile followed by 0.25 mile along an undulating ridge to Kildoon Fort. There are extensive views in all directions from the fort.




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