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Brae Moor

Cairn(s)

Fieldnotes

Visited 03.04.23

Brae Moor Cairn is a sub-circular grassy footprint in rough pasture c. 5 miles NNW of Port William in Dumfries and Galloway. The cairn is located c. 15 yards W of Corwall Farm track, c. 600 yards S of the B7005. There are intermittent remains of an earth bank on the perimeter, best preserved on the SE Arc up to a height of 2 feet. The cairn is c. 50 feet in diameter with an exposed cist on a NE-SW Axis in the centre. The rectangular cist, which is surrounded by bracken, measures c. 3 x 1.5 x 1.5 feet.

Canmore ID 62227 has further details of Brae Moor Cairn.
Posted by markj99
14th April 2023ce
Edited 14th April 2023ce

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