Spartleton Edge Cairn

Cairn(s)
NT639669

Nearest town:

East Linton (12km NW)

OS reference:

NT639669

OS sheet:

67

Latitude:

55° 53' 37.59 N

Longitude:

2° 34' 38.29 W

Added to TMA by

Martin

Images (1)
Fieldnotes (1)

Images

Image of Spartleton Edge Cairn (Cairn) by Martin

23/8/02- one for the collectors! A heather covered mound rises from the moor.

Martin Sep 4, 2002

Articles

Spartleton Edge Cairn

Cairn(s)

Martin Sep 3, 2002

NT 6393 6697 Friday 23/8/02
The Herring Road track gives way to a beautiful purple heather path, the hill path gives over to moorland. The cairn is basically a heather covered mound rising out from the moor to a height of about 60 cm with a diameter of around 10 metres.
I am standing atop Spartleton Edge Cairn. No sounds, no sun, just heather and forests just visible through the swirling mists.
Desolation, desolation, desolation.

Sites within 20km of Spartleton Edge Cairn

Spartleton Edge Stones

Stone Circle • 0.85km NE

2
Spartleton Edge Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 1.14km NE

1
Yadlee Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 1.55km ENE

2

2

1
Tavers Cleugh Cairn

Cairn(s) • 1.61km WSW

1

1
Spartleton Cairn

Cairn(s) • 1.97km ESE

3

2
Nine Stone Rig

Stone Circle • 1.97km SW

13

3

1
Kingside Burn Stones

Standing Stones • 2.14km SW

1

2
Kingside Hill Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 2.3km SW

3

2

1
Witches Cairn

Cairn(s) • 2.51km ENE

3

1
Mayshiel Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 2.59km SSW

2

2

1
Crow Stones

Stone Circle • 2.69km SW

5

3

1
Kell Burn Alignment

Stone Row / Alignment • 2.73km SSE

4

2

1
Penshiel Hill Stones

Cairn(s) • 2.78km SSW

1
Blue House Cairn

Cairn(s) • 2.84km SW

1

1
White Castle Fort

Hillfort • 3.1km W

11

2
Penshiel Grange Stones

Standing Stones • 3.7km SSE

1

1
Penshiel Stones

Standing Stones • 3.8km SSE

1
Bothwell Water

Cup Marked Stone • 3.82km E

2

1

1
The Rood Well

Sacred Well • 7.66km NNW

5

2
Hopes Fort

Hillfort • 7.67km WSW
Mutiny Stones

Cairn(s) • 8.07km S

7

5
The Witches’ Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.81km NNE

7

5

2
Standingstone Farm

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.11km WNW

3

1

1
Loths Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.41km WNW

3

3

1
The Maiden Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 9.58km WNW

1

1

2

2
Traprain Law

Hillfort • 9.62km WNW

23

4

10

3
Traprain Souterrain

Souterrain • 9.74km WNW

3

1
Doonhill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.78km NNE

1
Hare Law

Hillfort • 9.97km WSW

1

1
Easter Broomhouse Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.51km NNE

1

2

1
Kirklandhill Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.91km NNW

7

2

1
The Castles

Hillfort • 11.09km WSW
Pencraig Hill Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.45km WNW

11

4

1
Cockles Stone

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 11.73km W

1

1
Shannabank Hill

Hillfort • 11.84km E

1
Drylawhill Cursus

Cursus • 12.03km NW
Sheriffside

Hillfort • 12.14km SW

2
Broxmouth

Hillfort • 12.17km NE

1

1
Twinlaw

Cairn(s) • 12.2km S

1
Lammer Law

Cairn(s) • 12.56km WSW

3

1
Kidlaw

Hillfort • 12.94km WSW
Dirrington Great Law

Cairn(s) • 13.35km SE

3

1

1
Seaton Law

Hillfort • 14.34km WNW

7

1
Cockburn Law

Hillfort • 14.47km E

2

1
Odin’s Hall

Broch • 14.8km E

20

5

1
Whitekirk

Cairn(s) • 15.63km NW

1
Long Bog

Cairn(s) • 16.63km SSW

1
Borrowston Rig

Stone Circle • 16.71km SSW

4

2

1
Burrow Stones

Stone Setting • 16.72km SSW

2

1
Borrowston Rig South

Cairn(s) • 16.73km SSW

3

1
The Chesters

Hillfort • 17.33km WNW

21

4

1
Siccar Point

Promontory Fort • 17.58km ENE

1

1
Bruntaburn Mill Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.65km S

5

1

1
Dabshead

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.11km SW

3

1
Dabshead

Hillfort • 18.12km SW

3

1
Duns Law

Hillfort • 18.97km ESE

2
Berwick Law

Hillfort • 19.15km NW

10

1

4
Cambridge Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.46km SSW

4

1

1
Thirlestane

Hillfort • 19.65km SSW

1
Fosterland Burn

Hillfort • 19.78km E

1
Blackcastle Rings

Promontory Fort • 19.78km SE

1

1