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Craigbirnoch Central SE

Cairn(s)

<b>Craigbirnoch Central SE</b>Posted by markj99Image © Mark Johnstone
Nearest Town:Stranraer (15km SW)
OS Ref (GB):   NX177692 / Sheet: 82
Latitude:54° 59' 1.84" N
Longitude:   4° 50' 57.74" W

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Craigbirnoch Central SE Cairn is located c. 300 yards NE of the junction of Craigbirnoch Farm Track with the New Luce to Barrhill single-track road. It is c. 70 yards E of a passing place (NX 17641 69180) on a sharp corner in open boggy moorland. The round cairn, listed as Canmore ID 61402, measures c. 14 yards in diameter and 2 feet high. The W half of Craigbirnoch Central SE Cairn has an irregular grassy surface in contrast to the lower E half, which has scattered field clearance stones deposited on its grassy surface. A quarried hollow in the NE quadrant has been filled in with medium sized clearance boulders.

Craigbirnoch Central SE Cairn is one of a cluster of cairns E of Craigbirnoch Farm. Craigbirnoch Central NW Cairn is located c. 70 yards NNW of Craigbirnoch Central SE Cairn.
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Posted by markj99
21st January 2023ce
Edited 21st January 2023ce
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