King’s Cairn

Also known as:
Water of Deugh
Nearest town:
Cumnock (19km NNW)
OS reference:
NS554011
OS sheet:
77
Latitude:
55° 16' 57.4 N
Longitude:
4° 16' 37.01 W
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Image of King’s Cairn (Chambered Tomb) by markj99

S Chamber of King’s Cairn (Water of Deugh).

Image credit: Mark Johnstone
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Image of King’s Cairn (Chambered Tomb) by markj99

N Passage of King’s Cairn (Water of Deugh).

Image credit: Mark Johnstone
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Image of King’s Cairn (Chambered Tomb) by markj99

N Chamber of King’s Cairn (Water of Deugh).

Image credit: Mark Johnstone
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King’s Cairn

greywether
greywether Dec 8, 2003

Another site with access arrangments under the Dumfries and Galloway Archaeosights scheme building on work already done by the Carsphairn Heritage Centre.

Not that easy to find though.

Drive to almost the end of the metalled road alongside Water of Deugh. At August 2003, the sign had fallen but the stile is the giveaway. Once over the fence you need to search about a bit for the forest track marked with boards. Halfway up, you emerge in a forest ride. Cross over going slightly to the right for the rest of the track (more boards).

The site is in a clearing at the top of this section. It is a cairn of the Bargrennan type with two chambers almost back-to-back.

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