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Elrig Cairn(s) Image © Mark Johnstone Nearest Town: Wigtown (13km NE) OS Ref (GB):     NX32404802 / Sheet: 82 Latitude: 54° 47' 55.88" N Longitude:     4° 36' 27.24" W Added by markj99 Images (6) Fieldnotes (1) Miscellaneous (1) 0 discussions Start a topic Show  |  Hide Web searches for Elrig Flickr Google Google Images MAGIC The Megalithic Portal Bing Stone Pages Streetmap.co.uk Wikipedia

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Visited 06.08.23 Elrig Cairn is a grassy mound c. 400 yards NE of Elrig, a small village in Dumfries and Galloway. The sub-circular cairn is located in arable land c. 350 yards SW of Elrig Farm. The mound measures c. 66 feet in diameter and 5 feet high. The S half is covered in thorn bushes. Old farm equipment and field clearance stones have been dumped in the N half. The cairn appears to be be unexcavated. Canmore ID 62713 has details of Elrig Cairn. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by markj99 6th August 2023ce

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Directions to Elrig Cairn: Take the Elrig turn off the A747 Portwilliam road. Follow the road for c. 1.3 miles to a junction with Elrig Farm road at the edge of the village. There is room to park at the junction. Walk c. 400 yards up the road to reach a gate on your left. Follow a winding path N through the field to a gate. Elrig Cairn is c. 100 yards WNW in the adjacent field. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by markj99 23rd October 2023ce