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Tinnis Hill Summit

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<b>Tinnis Hill Summit</b>Posted by markj99Image © Mark Johnstone
Nearest Town:Langholm (8km WSW)
OS Ref (GB):   NY43098545 / Sheet: 79
Latitude:55° 9' 35.96" N
Longitude:   2° 53' 35.93" W

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Visited 26.05.12

Tinnis Hill Summit Cairn is located c. 4.25 miles ENE of Langholm. The round cairn lies 0.25 miles E of the Scottish Borders/Dumfries and Galloway border. There is an oval grass mound on the summit of Tinnis Hill. There are low remains of a stone wall enclosure at the base of the mound. On the N & S Axis the wall is c. 40 yards from the summit and c. 25 yards from the summit on the E-W Axis. The cairn was constructed on the centre of the mound. It has been greatly reduced over the centuries to a low grassy mound measuring c. 20 yards in diameter and 2 feet high, according to Canmore ID 67879. A trig point has been erected on the E edge of the cairn. A horseshoe-shaped stone shelter up to c. 4 feet high surrounds the trig point on the N,S & W Arcs.

When visiting this isolated site it is worthwile extending your route 1 mile S to visit Windy Edge Long Cairn and Windy Edge Stone Circle sites in Dumfries and Galloway.
Posted by markj99
11th April 2023ce
Edited 11th April 2023ce