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Image of Hill of Burravoe (Cairn(s)) by thelonious

25/06/2023 – Hill of Burravoe heel-shaped cairn ‘A’. Possible remains of chamber. Cairn ‘B’ beyond.

thelonious Jul 7, 2023

25/06/2023 – Hill of Burravoe heel-shaped cairn ‘A’. It’s a big cairn. Looking along the facade which Canmore has as 20.5m long! It’s not easy to make out too much of what’s going on.

thelonious Jul 7, 2023

25/06/2023 – Hill of Burravoe heel-shaped cairn ‘A’. Looking up a possible passage to chamber.

thelonious Jul 7, 2023

25/06/2023 – Hill of Burravoe cairn ‘B‘

thelonious Jul 7, 2023

25/06/2023 – Hill of Burravoe cairn ‘B’. Cairn ‘A’ behind.

thelonious Jul 7, 2023

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Hill of Burravoe

Cairn(s)

thelonious Jul 7, 2023

25/06/2023 – A sunny walk in the lovely named Button Hills above Brae. It’s a peaceful place. Lots of Bonxie, Golden plover and Dunlin on the hill. On the way back we visited these two cairns next to each other, one a heel-shaped cairn. Both in not great condition but nice to see and a good location with easy access. A nice day taken slow. Reading Carl’s notes below, I think I had better luck, the cows were there but maybe too warm a day to bother crossing the field to give us any hassle.

Hill of Burravoe

Cairn(s)

CARL Jul 19, 2012

Visited 11.6.12

Directions:
North of a small track off the B9076 near Brae.

We parked where the track starts and I headed east, through a couple of field gates.

The field is full of large scatterings of stone and I couldn’t make out which stones were the cairns? I did however see a nice rainbow.

In the distance I became aware of a herd of cows heading straight towards me (no doubt thought I had brought them food). I stated walking back towards the gate but the cows were gaining ground. I then heard them running and gaining fast. I upped my speed and made it to the gate just before they got to me!

There is nothing to really recommend a visit to this one.