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Moss Knowes (Natural Rock Feature) — Images (click to view fullsize)

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Moss Knowes (Natural Rock Feature) — Fieldnotes

Visited 27.05.23

Moss Knowes Rocking Stone is located in South Ayrshire, c. 0.5 mile W of the S end of Loch Ricawr in Galloway Forest Park. It is marked on OS Mapping. The rocking stone is a sub-rectangular stone measuring c. 10 x 5 x 5 feet. The long axis runs E-W. It is balanced on a large wedge-shaped boulder measuring c. 11 feet high by 15 feet wide in the SW side sloping down to 3 feet high in the NE side. A choke stone on the NE slope of the wedge-shaped boulder appears to have wedged the rocking stone in position. As a result, the rocking stone doesn't rock. It is unclear whether the choke stone is natural or a later addition by man.

Moss Knowes Rocking Stone is accessed via Carrick Forest Drive, which is currently closed to vehicles. A mountain bike is the best way to reach the rocking stone from the W terminus of Carrick Forest Drive at NX 41312 95695. Follow the Carrick Forest Drive for c. 1.7 miles to reach a right turn just before Loch Riecawr. Take the right turn heading S for c. 1.1 miles to reach Moss Knowes Rocking Stone. It is c. 25 yards SE of the forest track in an open area of felled forest.

Cults Loch (Crannog) — Images

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Cults Loch (Crannog) — Fieldnotes

Visited 15.05.23

There is a submerged crannog in the centre of Cults Loch, c. 1 mile NE of Castle Kennedy in Dumfries and Galloway. An additional crannog site can be found in the NW corner of Cults Loch.

Cults Loch Central Crannog is visible as a scrubby island c. 100 yards off the W bank of Cults Loch. According to Canmore ID 61693, the island "measures about 7.5m from N to S by 5.1m transversely." An underwater archaeological survey in 2002 estimated the dimensions of the submerged crannog to be 19.5m N-S by 17m transversely, rising 2.5m above the loch bed.

Cults Loch NW Crannog was located on a sub circular promontory, projecting c. 50 yards into the NW corner of Cults Loch at NX 1203 6058. Archaeological excavations carried out between 2007 and 2010 established that the promontory was man-made. Traces of a ditch and wooden palisade defensive structure were found at the neck of the promontory. The excavation of the interior yielded evidence of multi-phase occupation. Canmore ID 276231 has further detail of the archaelogical excavations of Cults Loch NW Crannog. The present waterlogged condition of the site on the N margin of the loch precluded me from making any investigation of the promontory.

Captain's Bridge (Drummochreen) W (Hillfort) — Links

Captain's Bridge (Drummochreen) W on Google Maps


Captain's Bridge (Drummochreen) W on Google Maps

Captain's Bridge (Drummochreen) SE (Stone Fort / Dun) — Links

Captain's Bridge (Drummochreen) SE on Google Maps


Captain's Bridge (Drummochreen) SE on Google Maps

Captain's Bridge (Drummochreen) W (Hillfort) — Images

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Captain's Bridge (Drummochreen) W (Hillfort) — Fieldnotes

Visited 04.05.23

Captain's Bridge (Drummochreen) W Hillfort is located immediately W of Captain's Bridge on the B741, c. 4 miles S of Maybole in South Ayrshire.

The E flank of the hillfort has been truncated by the construction of Captain's Bridge, leaving a 20 foot sheer rock face. The N and S flanks are protected by natural contours. There are remains of a defensive ditch and rampart on the exposed W flank of the fort. The ditch is c. 10 feet wide and 1 foot deep, the rampart c. 5 feet high. The open enclosure, sloping gently from W to E, has a sparse population of trees. It measures c. 20 yards E-W and 18 yards N-S. There are no man-made features visible in the enclosure.

Canmore ID 40869 has further details of Captain's Bridge (Drummochreen) W Hillfort.

Captain's Bridge (Drummochreen) SE (Stone Fort / Dun) — Images

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Captain's Bridge (Drummochreen) SE (Stone Fort / Dun) — Fieldnotes

Visited 02.05.23

Captain's Bridge (Drummochreen) SE Dun is located c. 20 yards SE of Captain's Bridge on the B741, c. 4 miles S of Maybole in South Ayrshire.

The small dun which reaches up to 20 feet high on the W end has steep defensive sides on the N and E flanks. The S and W flanks provide possible access to the SW-NE sloping summit plateau. It has been populated by mature trees making measurement difficult. Canmore ID 40868 quotes the internal dimensions of Captain's Bridge (Drummochreen) SE Dun as "11 m by at least 8m". There are no significant stones visible on the summit plateau.

Barnsallie Fell (Cairn(s)) — Images

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Barnsallie Fell (Cairn(s)) — Fieldnotes

Visited 09.05.23

Barnsallie Fell Cairn is a small grassy mound, located c. 130 yards N of Whitefield Loch, in the SE corner of Barnsallie Fell in Dumfries and Galloway. It is in a clearing in scrubland on the W edge of Craigenveoch Wood. A tree growing out of the central hollow of the cairn has all but obscured the ancient remains. Viewed from the S, a tree surrounded by a circle of brushwood can be seen. According to Canmore ID 62154 the mound measured "5.0m in diameter and 0.8m high" in 1976. This was difficult to check accurately due to impenetrable vegetation but it seemed to be a good visual estimate.

Loch Heron (Crannog) — Images

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Loch Heron (Crannog) — Fieldnotes

Visited 12.05.23

Loch Heron is located immediately S of Three Lochs Holiday Park between Glenluce and Newton Stewart in Dumfries and Galloway. The aforementioned three lochs, from SW to NE, are Loch Ronald, Loch Heron and Black Loch. According to Canmore ID 62396, there were two crannogs on Loch Heron.

Loch Heron NW Crannog was constructed on an artificial island c. 80 yards E from the centre of the W bank. The small isle has been intensively populated by trees and shrubs obscuring any view of the crannog's remains. Canmore gives the dimensions of a mound on the isle as 51m NW-SE, 26m transversely and 2.2m high.

Loch Heron SW Crannog is a submerged islet located c. 50m SE of the wooded isle. There are no signs of it from the W bank. Details of Loch Heron SW Crannog are available in Canmore ID 62396.

Ballageich Hill (Cairn(s)) — Links

Ballageich Hill on Google Maps


Ballageich Hill on Google Maps

Ballageich Hill (Cairn(s)) — Images

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