Cowiemuir (Cairn(s)) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Cowiemuir (Cairn(s)) by drewbhoy

Sore on the legs these jabby things.

Image credit: drew/amj

drewbhoy Apr 13, 2011

Image of Cowiemuir (Cairn(s)) by drewbhoy

Image credit: drew/amj

drewbhoy Apr 13, 2011

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Cowiemuir

Cairn(s)

C

CARL Aug 13, 2014

Failed visited 26.7.14

Didn’t see it – couldn’t get anywhere near it.

The area is completely covered by head height gorse and vegetation.

Winter visit required for this one.

Cowiemuir

Cairn(s)

drewbhoy Apr 13, 2011

This site is a tragedy and a severe disappointment after Davie’s Castle Fort and the unexpected Upper Auchenreath. If there are any standing stones then I didn’t find them. I looked everywhere with jabbies and whins taking full revenge on my legs. What is left is a badly mutilated cairn with stones possibly buried underneath a pile of vegetation. Still it must have been a nice place in its day with nice views west to the Black Isle and north, to the Moray Firth. I’ll go back and look in winter maybe something will turn up apart from me.

Continue up the road, north, from Upper Auchenreath. Turn west at the crossroads and go about 100 yards, the cairn is on the other side of the road.

Visited 12/4/2011.

Cowiemuir

Cairn(s)

Chris Oct 6, 2006

RCAHMS

A definite cairn, two standing stones suggest that it may once of been surrounded by a stone circle. The cairn is largely destroyed.

Sites within 20km of Cowiemuir

Upper Auchenreath

Cairn(s) • 1.15km E

4

1
Browlands

Stone Circle • 3.48km W

11

1

1
Boghead

Cairn(s) • 4.01km SSW

6

1
Meikle Hill

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.2km E

6

2
Binn Hill

Cairn(s) • 7.17km W

4

2
Tor Sliasg

Cairn(s) • 7.55km ESE

10

1
Sleepieshill Wood

Cairn(s) • 7.56km WSW

3

1
Tarrieclerack

Long Cairn • 7.73km ENE

2

3
Wallfield

Artificial Mound • 7.78km W

9

1

1
Standing Stones of Urquhart

Stone Circle • 8.02km W

17

4

2
King’s Cairn

Cairn(s) • 8.8km E

6

1
Speys Law (2)

Artificial Mound • 8.88km W

2
Speys Law

Artificial Mound • 9.07km W

7

1
Castle Hill (Elgin)

Hillfort • 9.61km W

7

1
Witches’ Stone

Cairn(s) • 9.79km WSW

4

1
Bogton

Standing Stones • 9.86km WSW

4

1

1
Cappieshill

Cairn(s) • 10.6km W

6

1
Killiesmont

Cup Marked Stone • 10.84km SE

2
Blackhills House

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 10.91km WSW

6

2

1
Tronach Point

Cliff Fort • 12.1km ENE

8

1

1
Chalmers Slack

Cairn(s) • 12.23km ENE

6

2

1
Moss Hill Plantation

Cairn(s) • 12.46km ENE

4

2

1
Foulford Bridge

Cairn(s) • 12.48km ENE

4

2

1
Davie’s Castle

Hillfort • 12.86km ENE

11

3

1
Green Castle

Cliff Fort • 13.09km ENE

16

1

1
Bow Fiddle Rock

Natural Rock Feature • 13.61km ENE

5

1
Ha’ Hillock

Artificial Mound • 13.82km E

1

2
Deskford ritual centre

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.9km ENE

1

1
Netherglen

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.14km WSW

5

1
Dykeside Farm, Birnie

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.56km WSW

1
Stony Hill

Cairn(s) • 16.74km SW

7

1
North Whiteley B

Cairn(s) • 16.88km SE

4

1
North Whiteley A

Cairn(s) • 17.18km SE

3

1
Cairds Hill

Cairn(s) • 17.19km SE

3

1
Edintore

Cairn(s) • 17.43km SE

2

1
Oakenknowes

Cairn(s) • 17.64km E

7

2
Findrassie Wood

Kerbed Cairn • 17.95km W

4

1
White Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 17.96km E

5

1
Findrassie

Cairn(s) • 18km W

3

1
Crathie Point

Cliff Fort • 18.22km ENE

5

1

1
Monk’s Cairn

Cairn(s) • 18.37km ESE

7

2
Ten Rood Wood

Cairn(s) • 18.38km SSE

7

1
Quarry Wood

Henge • 18.43km WSW

12

1

1
Knock Hill

Sacred Hill • 18.45km E

22

2
Cloven Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 18.6km E

2

2
Whitehill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.77km E

4

1
Knock Hill

Stone Circle • 19.03km E

14

2

2
Sandend

Cairn(s) • 19.12km ENE

2

3
Hill Of Janetstown 2/3

Cairn(s) • 19.71km SE

5

1