East Revoch N

Nearest town:
Barrhead (11km WNW)
OS reference:
NS56715075
OS sheet:
64
Latitude:
55° 43' 44.2 N
Longitude:
4° 16' 55.2 W
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Image of East Revoch N (Cairn(s)) by markj99

Hollow in SE Quadrant of East Revoch N Cairn.

Image credit: Mark Johnstone
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Image of East Revoch N (Cairn(s)) by markj99

Modern Cairn in Centre of East Revoch N Cairn viewed from N.

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East Revoch N

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Visited 26.06.26

East Revoch N Cairn is located on a natural knoll c. 400 yards N of East Revoch farm, c. 1 mile S of Eaglesham, a village in East Renfrewshire. trove.scot 43943 has a report from the 1856 Name Book: “When this tumulus was being removed, about 1836, several urns filled with calcined bones and sticks were found”. All that remains of this cairn is a sub-circular grassy mound measuring c. 6 feet high and 30 yards in diameter. There is a large hollow, measuring c. 13 feet by 10 feet, in the SE Quadrant of the cairn. A modern stone cairn reaching c. 3 feet high has been surmounted in the centre of the cairn.

East Revoch S Cairn is located c. 400 yards of East Revoch N Cairn.

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