Welton

Nearest town:
Kirriemuir (8km E)
OS reference:
NO3065456252
OS sheet:
53
Latitude:
56° 41' 34.46 N
Longitude:
3° 7' 56.52 W
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Image of Welton (Cairn(s)) by drewbhoy

The cow still speaking away and a lazy chum, Brankam Hill behind, further behind Lintrathen loch.

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Image of Welton (Cairn(s)) by drewbhoy

Showing the east side footprint, one of the Weltons behind.

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drewbhoy Sep 2, 2020
Image of Welton (Cairn(s)) by drewbhoy

West side footprint, The Carrach posing in what was an extremely hot day.

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drewbhoy Sep 2, 2020
Image of Welton (Cairn(s)) by drewbhoy

Kerbs on the west, remarkable to think that almost 30 cart loads of stone were removed only to have almost the same dumped on top.

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drewbhoy Sep 2, 2020
Image of Welton (Cairn(s)) by drewbhoy

Kerbs on the south side of the cairn, a cow discussing the lack of a Turriff Show and enquiring about the Turra Coo.

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Welton

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drewbhoy Sep 15, 2020

After a good look at The Carrach I headed south west on good underfoot conditions to another cairn with a load of field clearance plonked on top. Also standing guard was a very friendly cow who had a friend lying down in the hot sunshine, obviously his shift on watch had just finished.

Fantastic views south, and to numerous sites Lintrathen, Foldend, Strone Hill, Welton, Mile Hill etc etc, this area has a fantastic amount of prehistory.

The badly damaged cairn is best identified by its footprint and the kerbs that remain. Its taking a bit of a beating, perhaps underneath the rubble might be ok, it does make me wonder where all of these decent sized stones came from and what they might have been used.

Still the views are tremendous and Lintrathen’s water sparkled in the sunshine.

Visited 8/08/2020.

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