Cruise E Cairn is located on the N end of an elongated natural knoll c. 0.80 miles SSE of New Luce in Dumfries and Galloway. It measures c. 54 feet in diameter and 5 feet high. There is a scatter of stones c. 2 yards wide on the edge of the S Arc and a similarly sized pile on the E Quadrant. The surface of Cruise E Cairn is studded with small stones. There are two small cavities in the centre of the cairn: a cavity measuring c. 1.5 feet x 1 foot located c. 1 yard E of the centre and a cavity measuring c. 3 feet x 1 foot located c. 3 yards W of the centre. The E cavity could be a small, lined cist infilled by loose stones.
Canmore ID 61565 (go to Links) lists Cruise E Cairn as Cruise, Smithy Hill. (There are too many Smithy Hill's in Dumfries and Galloway for its inclusion to be useful). There is a low-lying companion cairn, Cruise W Cairn, located c. 140 yards WSW amid marshy land.
Directions to Cruise E Cairn: Take the W turn to Glenluce off the A75. Turn left for New Luce after 0.2 mile. Stay on this road for c. 4 miles to reach Cruise Farm. There is room for one car to park at the Southern Upland Way (SUW) on the right. Walk along the SUW for 0.3 miles. Turn left after a gate, following a stone wall into a sheep pen. Take the right exit and follow the farm track. The track bears right into the field, heading towards the Cruise Cairns. My route is viewable on Cruise Cairns (go to Cruise W Links).
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