Cairn Buy

Nearest town:
Wigtown (17km ENE)
OS reference:
NX26835094
OS sheet:
82
Latitude:
54° 49' 23.44 N
Longitude:
4° 41' 45.13 W
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Image of Cairn Buy (Cairn(s)) by markj99

Green House Bridge Cairn W of Cairn Buy.

Image credit: Mark Johnstone
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markj99 Oct 3, 2020

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Cairn Buy

markj99
markj99 May 20, 2025

Visited 05.05.25

Directions to Cairn Buy: At the top of the A75 Glenluce Bypass take the A747 Port William road. After 3.5 miles pass through Auchenmalg to the Cock Inn. Continue along the coast for 1.6 miles to a lay-by at NX 2595 5114 on a corner NW of the Rocks of the Garheugh. Walk E for c. 110 yards to reach a gateway into a narrow field. Head E over stepping stones at a ford in a stream near the gate and keep E to the S corner of the field. Head E up up a rough slope. towards a stone wall. Follow the stone wall to reach a gnarled Hawthorn Tree. Continue for c. 30 yards along the wall to a break in the wall where you can step over a fence. Turn S down the wall for c. 30 yards to a hawthorn tree. Turn L up a rough slope heading SE. Continue SE for c. 100 yards to intersect with a path heading E. Follow the path E for c. 100 yards and Green House Bridge cairn should be visible to the SE. There is a faint path heading E of Green House Bridge Cairn. Take the path for c. 100 yards to cross a track heading SE. Continue E for c. 100 yards past a large boulder to reach a 4x4 track heading SE. Follow the track SE for c. 220 yards to find Cairn Buy, a stony mound. My walking path can be viewed on Cairn Buy and Green House Bridge Cairn.

Cairn Buy

markj99
markj99 Oct 3, 2020

Cairn Buy is one of a pair of cairns sited on moorland above Rocks of Garheuch (known locally as Rocks o’ the Garchy) on Luce Bay. It lies c. 400 yards W of Green House Bridge Cairn which is listed separately in TMA. Cairn Buy is c.10 feet high by 45 feet across. It is almost intact except for a small excavation on the summit of the cairn. There is a thick moss carpet on the cairn lending it a patina of antiquity. Cairn Buy is listed under Canmore ID 62202 (go to Links).


Directions: At the top of the A75 Glenluce Bypass take the A747 Port William road. After 3.5 miles pass through Auchenmalg continuing along the coast to the Rocks of Garheugh, a series of sharp corners uphill. Park in the lay-by on the L 100 yards around the first corner. Walk back W for c. 300 yards to reach a gateway into a narrow field. Head E over stepping stones in a stream near the gate and keep E up a rough slope. After a few minutes the ground flattens into extensive moorland and Green House Bridge cairn should be visible ahead. Around 20 yards W of Green House Bridge Cairn there is a fork in the path at a boulder. Take the fainter L track heading W to Cairn Buy on the horizon.

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