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Mains of Kilcoy Cairn(s) Image © Mark Johnstone Nearest Town: Dingwall (8km NW) OS Ref (GB):     NH577518 / Sheet: 26 Latitude: 57° 32' 2.37" N Longitude:     4° 22' 37.68" W Added by thesweetcheat Images (12) Fieldnotes (1) Links (2) 0 discussions Start a topic Show  |  Hide Web searches for Mains of Kilcoy Flickr Google Google Images MAGIC The Megalithic Portal Bing Stone Pages Streetmap.co.uk Wikipedia

- Sites within 20 km - - Carn Glas (Mains of Kilcoy) (0.22km NNE) (16 posts) Kilcoy (0.73km WSW) (12 posts) Cairn Irenan (1.17km W) (14 posts) Cairnside (1.8km W) (6 posts) Muir of Allangrange (2.8km W) (6 posts) Redcastle (2.96km SE) (4 posts) Muir of Conan (3.15km W) (9 posts) Muir Of Conan (3.23km W) (9 posts) Croftcrunie (3.36km ENE) (5 posts) Tarradale (3.39km SW) (16 posts) Bishop Kinkell (3.7km W) (7 posts) Balvaird (3.79km WSW) (9 posts) The Temple (Tore) (4.15km ENE) (6 posts) Cononbridge (4.72km WNW) (5 posts) Arpafeelie (4.82km E) (4 posts) Mulchaich (4.99km NNW) (14 posts) Muir of Ord (5.4km WSW) (3 posts) Windhill (5.76km SW) (13 posts) Drummondreach (5.78km N) (7 posts) Balnaguie (5.85km ENE) (18 posts) Culbokie (6.13km NNE) (10 posts) The Clootie Well (6.53km ENE) (11 posts) Bogallan Wood (6.86km E) (11 posts) Brahan House (7.18km W) (5 posts) Carn Mor (7.27km NNE) (16 posts) Arcan Mains (7.56km W) (7 posts) Dun Mor (Beauly) (7.89km SW) (13 posts) Belmaduthy (7.97km ENE) (12 posts) Brahan Wood (7.99km W) (6 posts) Easter Moniack (8.06km SSW) (7 posts) James's Temple (8.29km ENE) (11 posts) The Giant's Grave (8.29km S) (8 posts) Breachloch Hill (8.91km NE) (3 posts) Craig Phadrig (9.05km ESE) (15 posts) Findon Cottage (9.07km NNE) (11 posts) Ord Hill (9.07km E) (10 posts) Leachkin (9.25km ESE) (6 posts) Creag A' Chaisteil (9.3km E) (11 posts) Corffhouse (9.42km SW) (7 posts) Cnoc Ravoch (9.59km NW) (10 posts) Cnoc Udais (9.71km WSW) (14 posts) Balblair (9.8km SW) (4 posts) Cabrich (9.86km SSW) (10 posts) Knockfarrel (9.88km WNW) (35 posts) Bealachnancorr (10.03km W) (18 posts) Craigiehowe (10.07km E) (1 post) Craigiehowe 2 (10.13km E) (3 posts) Craigiehowe (10.19km E) (7 posts) Phoineas (10.2km SSW) (13 posts) Craigiehowe 3 (10.3km ENE) (6 posts) Castle Spynie (10.37km SSW) (14 posts) Dun Fhamhair (10.38km WSW) (11 posts) Fodderty (10.76km WNW) (7 posts) Fodderty 2 (10.8km WNW) (4 posts) Tomnahurich (10.92km ESE) (2 posts) Clach-na-Cudainn (11.1km E) (7 posts) Culbo (11.27km NE) (6 posts) Cnoc A Moine (nr Beauly) (11.38km WSW) (11 posts) Eagle Stone (11.42km W) (5 posts) Dun Chliabhain (11.49km WSW) (18 posts) Belladrum (North) (11.53km SW) (8 posts) Heights of Brae (11.54km WNW) (12 posts) Woodhead Round (11.71km NE) (10 posts) Woodhead Long Cairn (11.76km NE) (4 posts) Belladrum Home Farm (11.87km SW) (15 posts) Cnoc An Teampuill (11.91km N) (7 posts) Ormond Castle (12.02km ENE) (14 posts) Loch Kinellan (12.04km W) (8 posts) Meg's Stone (12.11km SSW) (4 posts) Dun Garbhlaich (12.21km WSW) (10 posts) Preas Mairi (12.22km W) (7 posts) Tom Na Croiseige (12.25km SW) (9 posts) Bottacks (12.34km WNW) (1 post) Wester Brae, Black Isle (12.42km NE) (6 posts) Lower Bog (12.58km SSW) (10 posts) Beaufort (12.75km SW) (6 posts) Stonyfield (12.84km E) (21 posts) Bruiach (12.97km SW) (25 posts) Culduthel (13.11km ESE) (9 posts) Culburnie (13.15km SW) (18 posts) Torbreck (13.19km ESE) (26 posts) Balnacrae (13.5km NW) (19 posts) Breakachy Burn 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(Camping Site: 17 km ENE) Crofters Cafe Bar (Pub: 17.1 km ENE) Culloden Visitor Centr... (Restaurant: 18.1 km E)

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I visited Mains of Kilcoy in 2012 after visiting Carn Glas (Mains of Kilcoy). Mains of Kilcoy NW is c. 200m SE of Carn Glas. The field was ploughed and the Mains of Kilcoy cairns were verdant islands in a dark sea. Mains of Kilcoy SE is the more impressive of the pair, looking like a long cairn. However only one cist was visible on the surface, an off-centre shallow cist measuring c. 1m x 0.5m. According to Canmore ID 12840 (go to Links) the centre of this c. 30m cairn was excavated but no cist or chamber were found. It does seem to be a contradiction; all this construction for one shallow burial. Mains of Kilcoy NW was excavated in 1961 by AA Woodham (Canmore ID 12836 (go to Links)). He found a large cist, 8 feet by 2 feet containing traces of cremated bone. However, his restoration of the cairn was incomplete, leaving a trench 4-5m wide bisecting the cairn. No remnants of a cist were found in the trench. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

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