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| Visited May 5, 2013 Cairnwell Ring Cairn formerly lay in Cairnwell Farm, some 175 metres southwest of its present location, which is at the roadside on Badentoy Avenue in the village of Portlethen. In 1995, to make way for an industrial development, Cairnwell Ring Cairn was totally excavated and reconstructed at its new site by AOC (Scotland). The ring-cairn is surrounded by a circle of four upright orthostats, none much more than a metre in height. More information at Canmore, where you can also view photographs of the monument in its original location. |
Posted by LesHamilton6th May 2013ce Edited 28th March 2024ce
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| Not heard of this one before. Very interesting. |
Posted by thelonious10th May 2013ce |
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While browsing some sites a couple of weeks ago, I came across 'Cairnwell'. But the notes and photos showed that this was an error: everything related to Auchlee RSC, a couple of kilometres away, which was not listed in TMA. The true Cairnwell site seems to have slipped under the radar. I contacted the editors, and the situation has been rectified. The old entries ascribed to Cairnwell are now listed under Auchlee, and a new page devoted to Cairnwell Ring Cairn has been added. |
Posted by LesHamilton 12th May 2013ce |
| Nice bit of detective work Les. |
Posted by thelonious 12th May 2013ce |
| Good stuff, the farmer at Auchlee would tell you more. (if he's in a good mood) |
Posted by drewbhoy12th May 2013ce |
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