Mains Of Fordie (Cairn(s)) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Looking east, Craig of Clunie Hill.

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On top of the 5m high cairn.

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Looking up from the south.

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The southern edge.

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The east side of the cairn.

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Several kerb stones remain in place.

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Looking east, the circular patch of trees house the Muir Cairn.

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The west side of the cairn.

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Many a fort in the distance.

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Looking south west, the tree covered Whirley Hill.

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Taken from the east, on the edge of the mud bath.

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The massive cairn, shown from the farm track, some zoom.

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Articles

Mains Of Fordie

Cairn(s)

drewbhoy Nov 2, 2021

From the lodge at Glendelvine I headed north to the next crossroads and then headed west. The cairn at Mains Of Fordie is easy to spot being near the stop of a slope, it is also huge, 25m wide and almost 4m high. Sadly, it has been clipped and some stones can be seen scattered. It is mostly grass covered and rocks can be felt underfoot, some of which is probably field clearance. However, it looks like the central and main part of site is untouched. Hopefully it stays that way.

Tremendous views south, east (the site of Cairn Muir is easily spotted) and west. To the north is Fordie Hill, partially obscured by a wood.

Cairn Muir is to the east, my next destination, down through the mud bath I go.

Visited 08/10/2021.

Mains Of Fordie

Cairn(s)

drewbhoy Oct 19, 2021

Canmore

Some lovely aerial or drone photography.

Sites within 20km of Mains Of Fordie

Cairn Muir

Cairn(s) • 1.03km ENE

5

1
Glendelvine Cairn

Cairn(s) • 1.15km E

5

1
Glendelvine House

Standing Stone / Menhir • 1.19km E

8

1
Caputh

Cairn(s) • 1.61km SE

8

1
East Cult Standing Stones

Stone Row / Alignment • 1.74km W

23

3

1
Kincairney

Cup Marked Stone • 2.15km NW

3

1
Ninewells

Kerbed Cairn • 2.26km WNW

4

1
Murthly Castle

Standing Stone / Menhir • 2.89km SW

5

2
Druids Park (Murthly Hospital)

Stone Circle • 3.51km SE

2

1
Newtyle Two Poster

Standing Stones • 4.48km WSW

8

4

1
Farmers Field

5.04km NE

5

1
Staredam

Standing Stones • 5.42km SW

9

7

2
Muirheadstone

Stone Circle • 5.62km SW

9

2
Birnam Hill

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 5.63km WSW

7

3
Kinloch

Cairn(s) • 5.94km ENE

7

1
Gormack Muir

Stone Circle • 6.29km NNE

10

1

1
Witch’s Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.4km SW

7

3

1
Muir Of Gormack

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 6.46km NE

4

1
Gormack Muir

Cairn(s) • 6.5km NE

5

1
Benachally

Cup Marked Stone • 6.66km NNW

7

2
Middleton Muir 6

Ring Cairn • 6.97km NNE

3

1

1
Leys of Marlee

Stone Circle • 7.31km ENE

29

8
Craig Obney

Hillfort • 7.58km WSW

3

1

1
Dunkeld Park Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.59km W

5

1

1
Middleton Muir 1

Kerbed Cairn • 7.64km NE

5

1
Middleton Muir 2

Kerbed Cairn • 7.65km NE

4

1
Sherriffmuir

Kerbed Cairn • 7.66km N

6

1
Ranageig 1

Cairn(s) • 7.67km NNE

12

1
Ranageig 2

Cairn(s) • 7.69km NNE

9

1
Benachally

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.86km NW

6

2
Middleton Muir 4

Cairn(s) • 7.94km NNE

6

1
Middleton Muir 3

Cairn(s) • 7.94km NNE

9

1
Cleaven Dyke

Cursus • 7.99km E

10

1

3

2
Loch Benachally

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8km NNW

4

1
Pitsundry

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.04km SSW

5

1
Balholmie

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.05km ESE

5

1

2

2
Dundonnachie

Standing Stones • 8.23km WSW

4

1
Middleton Muir 5

Cairn(s) • 8.27km NNE

10

1
Carnashach Wood

Cup Marked Stone • 8.42km NE

4

1
Fir Hillock

Cairn(s) • 8.6km ENE

5

1
Loak

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.83km S

5

1

1
Loak

Cairn(s) • 8.91km S

6

1
Newbigging

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 9.32km ESE

1

1

3
Tullybeagles Moor

Stone Circle • 9.46km SW

4

1
Overbenchil Farm

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.64km SSE

7

1

1
Gallow Hill Wood

Stone Circle • 9.77km E

4

1
Little Trochry

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 9.79km WSW

13

2

1
Gellybank Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 10.55km S

8

2

1
Meikle Logie

Cup Marked Stone • 10.59km WSW

5

1
East Whitefield

Stone Circle • 10.71km ESE

2
Wolfhill

Standing Stones • 10.75km ESE

5

2

1
Clachan More

Standing Stones • 10.76km W

6

2
St. Anne’s Well

Sacred Well • 10.77km W

1
Colen Wood Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 10.84km SSE

13

2

1
Craigmakerran

Stone Circle • 10.87km ESE

1

1
Milton of Rattray Cursus

Cursus • 11.1km ENE

1
Druids Seat Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 11.11km SE

14

2

2
Hill Of Cally

Cairn(s) • 11.13km NNE

8

1
Sack Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.28km WSW

4

2
Glenballoch Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 11.4km ENE

21

3
Glenballoch Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.46km ENE

27

1
Blackfaulds Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 11.49km SE

12

5

2
Pitlandie

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.52km SSE

4

1

1
Ballinloan

Cup Marked Stone • 11.64km WSW

4

1
Williamston

Stone Circle • 11.77km SE

1

1
Clach a’ Mhoid

Natural Rock Feature • 11.8km WSW

1

1
Drumend

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.94km ENE

10

3

1
Williamston

Cairn(s) • 12.03km SE

7

2
Broad Moss

Stone Circle • 12.26km ENE

12

3

1
Knowehead

Cairn(s) • 12.27km E

8

1
Broad Moss

Standing Stones • 12.31km ENE

4

2

1
Witch’s Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.36km ESE

3

2

1
Kilmorich

Round Cairn • 12.41km WNW

12

1

2
Horse Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.61km NE

1

1
Hill of Drimmie Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 12.61km NE

29

1

2

1
Kindallachan

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.71km WNW

7

1
St Martins

Standing Stones • 12.75km ESE

5

1

1
Ardgilzean Cottage

Cairn(s) • 12.84km SE

9

1
Creag Na Larach

Cup Marked Stone • 13.03km W

3

1
Airlich Hill

Cup Marked Stone • 13.04km WSW

3

1
Brownies Knowe

Stone Circle • 13.05km ESE

6

1

1
Dove Craig

Cup Marked Stone • 13.09km ESE

3

1
St.Martins

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 13.2km SE

1

1

2
Moneydie

Stone Circle • 13.36km S

14

3

1
Meikle Findowie

Stone Circle • 13.38km WSW

17

1
Macbeth’s Law

Artificial Mound • 13.41km E

3

1
Denmarkfield Farm

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.43km SSE

1

1
White Hillocks

Cairn(s) • 13.62km NE

4

1
Denmarkfield / King’s Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.64km SSE

5

3

1
Dalnabreck

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 13.66km NNW

6

1
Haugh Cottages

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.68km WNW

1

1
Black Briggs

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.72km NE

3

1
Little Tombane

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 13.78km WSW

2

1
Clach Glas

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.91km WNW

5

3
Braco

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 13.91km SW

3

1
Lyndoch middle stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.91km SSW

3

1
Blairhall

Cursus • 14.07km SSE

1
Lyndoch East Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.08km SSW

3

1
Mains of Creuchies

Cup Marked Stone • 14.09km NE

10

2

2
Mains Of Persie

Cairn(s) • 14.2km NNE

9

1
Park Neuk

Stone Circle • 14.21km NE

28

1

4

1
Lyndoch west stones

Standing Stones • 14.25km SSW

4

1
Craig Tombane

Cup Marked Stone • 14.3km WSW

3

1
Tulliemet

Carving • 14.31km WNW

1

1
Pitcarmick Burn

Standing Stones • 14.49km NNW
Pitcarmick Burn 4

Cup Marked Stone • 14.61km NNW

4

1
Pitcarmick Burn 2

Cairn(s) • 14.73km NNW

7

1
Balnabroich Two Poster

Standing Stones • 14.73km NNW

15

4

1
Clachan Aoradh

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.74km WSW

11

2

1
Pitcarmick Burn 3

Cairn(s) • 14.75km NNW

7

1
Balnabroich standing stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.89km NNW

4

1
Balnabroich Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.93km NNW

12

3

1
Pitcarmick Burn

Cairn(s) • 14.95km NNW

5

1
Drumderg

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.03km NE

9

3
Balnabroich

Stone Circle • 15.09km N

13

1

2
Happy Hillock

Cairn(s) • 15.12km NE

9

1
Balnabroich Cairn

Cairn(s) • 15.13km N

5

1
The Grey Cairn

Cairn(s) • 15.18km N

10

1

1
Cairn Gleamnach

Cairn(s) • 15.23km NNE

16

1

1
Balnabroich kerbed cairn 1

Kerbed Cairn • 15.28km N

4

1
Balnabroich Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.29km N

7

1

1
Rannagulzion

Cairn(s) • 15.45km NE

3

1
Corrody Burn

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 15.71km WSW

7

2

2
Balmalcolm

Cup Marked Stone • 15.77km E

4
Shianbank

Stone Circle • 15.87km SE

9

3
Craigbea

Cup Marked Stone • 15.9km WNW

2

1
Hill Of Alyth

Cairn(s) • 15.9km ENE

7

1
Sandy Road Scone

Stone Circle • 15.99km SE

6

1

1

1
Tigh Na Ruaich

Stone Circle • 16km WNW

21

7

2
Dunsinnan Hill

Hillfort • 16.01km ESE

9

2

1
Bandirran 4-poster

Stone Row / Alignment • 16.04km ESE

3

1
Bandirran Circle West

Stone Circle • 16.1km ESE

22

4

1
Bandirran Circle East

Stone Circle • 16.19km ESE

18

2
Little Dunsinane

Broch • 16.2km E

4

1
The Kor Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.55km SW

4

1

1
King’s Seat

Cairn(s) • 16.61km E

3

1
The Long Man’s Grave

16.69km ESE

7

1

5
Bonhard

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.76km SE

11

3

1
Balchrochan

Cairn(s) • 16.87km NNW

5

1
Pitcur Souterrain

Souterrain • 16.9km E

12

3
Huntingtower

Cairn(s) • 17.03km S

1
Arthurstone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.14km ENE

1
Shien Hill

Cairn(s) • 17.3km ESE

8

1
Clach Na Croiche

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.57km W

18

4

2
Law Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.6km SE

8

1
Hill Of Dores

Hillfort • 17.73km E

11

2
Law Hill

Hillfort • 17.84km SE

7

1
Shealwalls

Stone Circle • 17.84km ENE

2

1
Arnbathie

Cairn(s) • 17.86km SE

5

1
Pitcrocknie

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18km ENE

5

2
Murrary Royal Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.01km SE

2

1
Murrayshall Hill

Cairn(s) • 18.09km SE

2
Perth Western Edge

Cup Marked Stone • 18.14km S

4

1
Innercochill

Cup Marked Stone • 18.35km WSW

2

1
White Cairn

Cairn(s) • 18.38km WSW

4

1

1
High Keillor Farm

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.41km E

15

1

5
Ballinreigh

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.55km WSW

1
Glen Derby

Carving • 18.57km NW

3

1
Beal Hill

Stone Circle • 18.61km ESE

4

1
Balloch

Souterrain • 18.72km ENE

1
Duff’s Knowe

Cairn(s) • 18.82km ENE

1
Pole Hill

Cairn(s) • 18.99km ESE

7

1
Kilspindie

19.03km SE

1

2
Kilspindie

Stone Circle • 19.03km SE

9

2
Kilspindie

Stone Row / Alignment • 19.03km SE

15

2
Macbeth’s Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.07km ENE

4

4
Kinpurnie

Cairn(s) • 19.11km E

5

1
Barry Hill

Hillfort • 19.17km ENE

11

2

2
Deuchny Wood

Hillfort • 19.18km SE

4

1
Goddens

Cup Marked Stone • 19.26km ESE

5

1
Newbigging Farm

Artificial Mound • 19.3km ENE

4

1
Glenkilrie 1

Cairn(s) • 19.44km NNE

8

1
Evelick

Hillfort • 19.46km ESE

11

1
Meigle

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 19.52km ENE

3

1

3
Glenkilrie 3

Cairn(s) • 19.6km N

4

1
Seward’s Stone, Belmont

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.68km ENE

5

3
Pitnacree

Round Barrow(s) • 19.72km W

18

4
Bachilton

Stone Circle • 19.73km SSW

1
Whitefield

Cup Marked Stone • 19.75km NNW

5

1
Borland

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.9km NNE

6

2
Glenkilrie 2

Kerbed Cairn • 19.92km N

5

1
Kilry

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.93km NE

10

3
Belliduff

Cairn(s) • 19.94km ENE

6

2