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Shennanton NW Cairn(s) Image © Mark Johnstone Nearest Town: Newton Stewart (8km ENE) OS Ref (GB):     NX33546310 / Sheet: 82 Latitude: 54° 56' 4.65" N Longitude:     4° 35' 54.78" W Added by markj99 Images (7) Fieldnotes (1) Links (1) 0 discussions Start a topic Show  |  Hide Web searches for Shennanton NW Flickr Google Google Images MAGIC The Megalithic Portal Bing Stone Pages Streetmap.co.uk Wikipedia

- Sites within 20 km - - Shennanton SE (0.4km ESE) (8 posts) Barhoise (0.69km SE) (9 posts) Cairn Wood (Barskeoch) (2.83km ENE) (17 posts) Cairn Hill (Barraer) (4.93km E) (9 posts) White Cairn, Boreland (5.2km SE) (7 posts) Boreland (5.26km SE) (4 posts) Boreland (5.51km SE) (4 posts) Loch Heron (6.57km W) (6 posts) Torhousekie Farm (7.67km ESE) (10 posts) Torhousekie (7.68km ESE) (8 posts) Barclye Cairn (7.75km NE) (5 posts) High Baltersan (7.9km E) (10 posts) White Cairn, Crouse (7.92km SE) (6 posts) Hole Stone (8km SE) (13 posts) Drumwhirn Cairn (8.15km NE) (5 posts) Torhousekie Stone Row (8.2km ESE) (22 posts) Torhousekie (8.2km ESE) (81 posts) Newton Stewart Cairn (8.38km ENE) (4 posts) White Cairn, High Aires (8.4km W) (5 posts) Cunningham (8.53km ESE) (5 posts) Lessons (9km ENE) (10 posts) Boreland (9.09km NE) (16 posts) Cairnhouse W (9.18km E) (7 posts) Redbrae (9.22km ESE) (3 posts) Barclye Rocking Stone (9.26km NE) (7 posts) Kirroughtree House W (9.35km ENE) (6 posts) Kirroughtree House (9.45km ENE) (1 post) Kirroughtree House E (9.49km ENE) (5 posts) Kirroughtree House N (9.53km ENE) (5 posts) Cairnhouse E (9.57km E) (5 posts) Castle Loch (9.77km SSW) (16 posts) Drumfern (10.11km NE) (7 posts) Drumfern (10.17km NE) (13 posts) Drannandow W (10.35km NE) (7 posts) Drannandow Cairn (10.56km NE) (5 posts) Rorie Gill's Cairn (10.84km NE) (7 posts) Blair Hill (10.89km NE) (23 posts) Drannandow (10.92km NE) (26 posts) Knock Fell (10.97km SW) (3 posts) Bennen of Garvilland (12km WSW) (4 posts) White Cairn, Culroy (12.04km SW) (5 posts) Court Cairn, The May (12.09km SSW) (6 posts) Ballach-a-Heathry (12.09km WSW) (5 posts) The May (12.17km SSW) (6 posts) Machermore (12.37km SW) (14 posts) Bladnoch (12.39km ESE) (10 posts) Lang Riggs (The May) (12.41km SSW) (7 posts) Benlaight North (12.46km WSW) (8 posts) Culroy Farm Cairn (12.46km SW) (4 posts) Benlaight South (12.47km WSW) (13 posts) Clachaneasy Bridge Cairn (12.48km N) (6 posts) Brae Farm NE (12.54km S) (7 posts) Coffin Stone (Glenluce) (12.64km WSW) (5 posts) Brae Farm Central (12.68km SSW) (7 posts) Whitefield Loch (12.71km SW) (6 posts) Barnsallie Fell (12.76km SW) (8 posts) Brae Farm SW (12.78km SSW) (9 posts) Cairn Na Gath (13.02km W) (11 posts) Tree Island, Whitefield Loch (13.02km SW) (1 post) Kilhern SE (13.26km W) (11 posts) Brae Moor (13.27km SSW) (7 posts) High Gillespie (13.3km SW) (11 posts) Mochrum Fell (Elrig) (13.4km S) (18 posts) Carlin Stone (13.41km S) (8 posts) High Moor Hut Circle (13.46km SSW) (9 posts) Craignarget Hill (13.48km SSW) (11 posts) House of Elrig (13.7km S) (0 posts) Culquhasen (13.75km SW) (10 posts) Culquhasen (13.75km SW) (0 posts) Caves of Kilhern (13.75km W) (30 posts) Loch Head (13.8km S) (5 posts) Cairn Buy (13.86km SSW) (7 posts) Green House Bridge (13.94km SSW) (6 posts) Wells of the Rees (13.98km WNW) (9 posts) Camrie Fell (13.98km WSW) (11 posts) Laggangarn (14.12km W) (15 posts) Cairn of Knockglass (14.16km E) (11 posts) Knockcraven Wood (14.17km W) (7 posts) Fauldinchie E (14.21km W) (6 posts) Corwall E (14.22km SSW) (9 posts) Dranigower Hut Circle E (14.26km W) (5 posts) Fauldinchie (14.31km W) (3 posts) Dranigower Hut Circle W (14.32km W) (7 posts) Dranigower (14.32km W) (1 post) Fauldinchie W (14.33km W) (10 posts) Hardcroft (14.54km W) (15 posts) Mid Gleniron Round Cairn (14.73km WSW) (7 posts) Corwall S (14.81km SSW) (10 posts) Airyolland E (14.83km S) (10 posts) Mid Gleniron III (14.85km WSW) (5 posts) Airyolland W (14.86km S) (10 posts) Mid Gleniron I and II (15.03km WSW) (27 posts) Elrig (15.1km S) (8 posts) Arnsheen S (15.14km NW) (8 posts) Arnsheen N (15.16km NW) (14 posts) Mull of Sinniness (15.2km SW) (4 posts) Barnshangan E (15.22km W) (15 posts) Cruise E (15.25km WSW) (13 posts) Chapel Finian (15.26km SSW) (8 posts) White Cairn (15.36km N) (41 posts) Barnshangan W (15.36km W) (6 posts) Cruise W (15.37km WSW) (12 posts) St Katherine's Well (Glenluce Abbey) (15.51km WSW) (5 posts) Cruise Back Fell (15.57km WSW) (14 posts) North Balfern (15.57km ESE) (6 posts) Littlepark (15.66km WSW) (16 posts) Culgarie (15.68km SE) (12 posts) North Balfern HillFort (15.76km ESE) (2 posts) White Cairn, Chapelton (15.82km E) (4 posts) Stair Haven (15.95km SW) (18 posts) White Cairn, Bargrennan Burn (15.99km N) (5 posts) Laigh Sinniness (16.15km SW) (5 posts) Cairn MacNeilie, Cruise (16.24km WSW) (12 posts) Kirkmabreck (16.33km E) (14 posts) Craig Fell N (16.41km WSW) (8 posts) Billy Marshall's Cave (16.51km ENE) (8 posts) Airyhemming E (16.63km WSW) (14 posts) Craigbirnoch NE (16.69km W) (9 posts) Craigbirnoch S (16.69km W) (7 posts) Craigbirnoch (16.69km W) (0 posts) Craigbirnoch NW (16.78km W) (9 posts) Airyhemming W (16.84km WSW) (13 posts) Cairnderry (16.88km NNW) (19 posts) Milton of Larg (16.88km W) (7 posts) Barlure (16.88km W) (14 posts) Craigbirnoch Central SE (16.91km W) (8 posts) Craigbirnoch Central NW (16.98km W) (14 posts) Mains of Larg NE (17.17km W) (17 posts) Blackmyre Farm (17.21km E) (2 posts) Mains of Larg NW (17.22km W) (19 posts) Gowk Nest Wood (17.3km W) (9 posts) Claunch (17.46km ESE) (15 posts) Cairnsmore of Fleet (17.47km ENE) (16 posts) Knee of Cairnsmore (17.48km ENE) (9 posts) Bagbie Cairn (17.53km E) (15 posts) Bagbie Four Poster (17.53km E) (10 posts) Bagbie Wall Stone (17.53km E) (7 posts) Bagbie Stone (17.6km E) (8 posts) Altigoukie Burn Burnt Mound (17.85km W) (5 posts) Glenquicken Cist (17.88km E) (13 posts) Miltonise North Cairn (17.95km W) (6 posts) Glenquicken (17.95km E) (52 posts) Altigoukie Burn Cairn (17.95km W) (12 posts) Culnoag (18.11km SE) (7 posts) Blackmyre Moor (18.14km E) (5 posts) Doon of Carsluith (18.35km E) (8 posts) Glenquicken Moor (18.52km E) (6 posts) Drumtroddan Carved Rocks (18.58km SSE) (48 posts) Kilfeddar Farm (18.65km W) (14 posts) White Cairn, Laggish (18.71km WNW) (5 posts) Glentirrow (18.88km WSW) (26 posts) Glenterrow Cairn (18.97km WSW) (6 posts) Cairnerzean Farm NE (18.99km W) (12 posts) Cairnerzean Farm SW 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(19.98km E) (1 post) Cairnholy 06 (20km E) (1 post)

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Shennanton NW Cairn is a grass-covered round cairn c. 60 feet across and 3 feet high. There are no loose stones on the cairn but embedded stones are protruding through the turf in the interior and on the kerb of the cairn. It is listed as Canmore ID 62960 (go to Links). Shennanton SE Cairn lies c. 500 yards SE of Shennanton NW Cairn on the edge of a copse of trees at the A75/B735 junction. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by markj99 22nd April 2021ce

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Canmore ID 62960 Shennanton NW Cairn on Canmore Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by markj99 22nd April 2021ce