Tavers Cleugh Cairn (Cairn) — The Modern Antiquarian

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23/8/02- the heather filled robbed cairn

Martin Sep 4, 2002

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Tavers Cleugh Cairn

Cairn(s)

Martin Sep 3, 2002

NT 6238 6671 Friday 23/8/02
A grass-covered ring about 12 metres in diameter is all that remains of this robbed cairn. It’s sited on the eastern slopes of expansive moorland just north of Whiteadder reservoir. Small stones still poke through the turf all round the cairn which still rises to a height of about 1 metre. The centre of this burial mound has long gone, but is now full of tiny purple heather blossoms…

Sites within 20km of Tavers Cleugh Cairn

Nine Stone Rig

Stone Circle • 1.21km SSE

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Kingside Burn Stones

Standing Stones • 1.53km SSE

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Crow Stones

Stone Circle • 1.58km SSW

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3

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Spartleton Edge Cairn

Cairn(s) • 1.61km ENE

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1
Kingside Hill Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 1.72km SSE

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2

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Blue House Cairn

Cairn(s) • 2.01km S

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Mayshiel Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 2.13km SSE

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White Castle Fort

Hillfort • 2.14km NW

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Spartleton Edge Stones

Stone Circle • 2.33km ENE

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Spartleton Edge Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 2.54km ENE

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Penshiel Hill Stones

Cairn(s) • 2.65km SE

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Yadlee Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 3.15km ENE

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Kell Burn Alignment

Stone Row / Alignment • 3.19km ESE

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2

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Spartleton Cairn

Cairn(s) • 3.22km E

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2
Penshiel Grange Stones

Standing Stones • 3.88km SE

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Penshiel Stones

Standing Stones • 4.02km SE

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Witches Cairn

Cairn(s) • 4.12km ENE

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Bothwell Water

Cup Marked Stone • 5.34km E

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Hopes Fort

Hillfort • 6.17km WSW
The Rood Well

Sacred Well • 7.69km NNW

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2
Mutiny Stones

Cairn(s) • 7.69km S

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Standingstone Farm

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.27km WNW

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Hare Law

Hillfort • 8.43km WSW

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Loths Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.64km WNW

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The Maiden Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 8.93km NW

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Traprain Law

Hillfort • 8.93km NW

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Traprain Souterrain

Souterrain • 9.02km WNW

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The Castles

Hillfort • 9.5km WSW
The Witches’ Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.65km NNE

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Cockles Stone

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 10.4km W

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Doonhill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.8km NE

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Kirklandhill Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.9km NNW

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2

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Pencraig Hill Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.92km NW

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Sheriffside

Hillfort • 10.96km SW

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Lammer Law

Cairn(s) • 11.03km WSW

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1
Kidlaw

Hillfort • 11.34km WSW
Easter Broomhouse Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.4km NE

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Drylawhill Cursus

Cursus • 11.7km NW
Twinlaw

Cairn(s) • 11.9km SSE

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Broxmouth

Hillfort • 13.21km NE

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1
Shannabank Hill

Hillfort • 13.29km E

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Seaton Law

Hillfort • 13.35km WNW

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Dirrington Great Law

Cairn(s) • 13.95km ESE

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1

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Whitekirk

Cairn(s) • 15.45km NNW

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Long Bog

Cairn(s) • 15.73km SSW

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Cockburn Law

Hillfort • 15.78km E

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1
Borrowston Rig

Stone Circle • 15.81km SSW

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2

1
Burrow Stones

Stone Setting • 15.84km SSW

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1
Borrowston Rig South

Cairn(s) • 15.84km SSW

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1
Odin’s Hall

Broch • 16.16km E

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The Chesters

Hillfort • 16.29km WNW

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4

1
Bruntaburn Mill Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.16km S

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1

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Dabshead

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.18km SSW

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1
Dabshead

Hillfort • 17.19km SSW

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1
Berwick Law

Hillfort • 18.7km NW

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1

4
Cambridge Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.88km S

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1

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Thirlestane

Hillfort • 18.96km SSW

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Siccar Point

Promontory Fort • 19.18km ENE

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Overhowden

Henge • 19.69km SW