Blawearie Cairn Kerbed Cairn View all content for Blawearie Cairn

Very hard to describe this, it's a circular, curbed site with a wall within, containing cists, with mounds inside and surrounding. I think it has been restored, but only marked on the OS map as a cairn, it's much more. The hillfort and carved stones of Old Bewick are not too far away and the mother hill visible as always. The ruined farmstead nearby is also interesting (well it was for me), as are the rocky outcrops beside, which have been partly walled for shelters. You can see how people wanted to live up here. But you can also understand how it fell into ruin! Tried to work out when it was last lived in, perhaps early 20th century. Looks like it's used a lot by campers, and is on a mapped cycle route. A lovely day although very overcast. Definitely one to come back to when sunnier. .o0O0o.

Posted by pebblesfromheaven 8th February 2003ce

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