Directions to Glenchamber Cairn: Take the Three Lochs turn off Main Street in the centre of Glenluce. Follow the road for c. 4.3 miles to reach the turn off to Glenchamber Farm on the left. There is room for a car to park here. There is a gate into a field opposite the junction. Walk S for c. 200 yards to a natural knoll in the grass field. Glenchamber Cairn is on the summit of the knoll. My walking route is viewable on Glenchamber Cairn.
Directions to Carscreugh N Burnt Mound: Take the Three Lochs turn off Main Street in the centre of Glenluce. Follow the road for c. 2.7 miles to reach an entrance to Carscreugh Wind Farm on the right. There is room for a car to park here. No unauthorised vehicles are permitted in the wind farm so you can walk or cycle from here. Follow the track S for around 0.3 mile to reach a left turn just before the first wind turbine. Take the turn, follow it for c. 0.5 mile, bearing right uphill at a Y-junction. You will reach No. 11 wind turbine after c. 400 yards. Continue for c. 180 yards to a solitary gorse bush on the left. A vague sheep path heading NW starts here. The path becomes a 4x4 path heading for an obvious green island in the moorland c. 200 yards from the track. This green oasis is Carscreugh N Cairn. Walk WSW for c. 130 yards across boggy terrain to a grassy crescent shaped mound on the edge of a burn. This is Carscreugh N Burnt Mound. My walking route is viewable on Carscreugh N Cairn.
Visited 05.10.24
The remains of Glenchamber Cairn are located on a natural knoll in pasture c. 4 miles NNE of Glenluce in Dumfries and Galloway. The low grassy mound is in a field opposite the junction of Glenchamber Farm Track with the Three Lochs road from Glenluce. The cairn has been reduced to a grassy oval plateau c. 1 foot above ground level . It measures c. 30 yards on an ENE-WSW axis and 18 yards on a NNW-SSE axis. There are scattered stones on the platform and a cluster of small stones c. 3 feet in diameter in the centre.
Canmore ID 109479 has details on Glenchamber Cairn.
Visited 05.10.24
Carscreugh N Burnt Mound is located on Carscreugh Fell c. 3 miles NNE of Glenluce in Dumfries and Galloway. It is situated in moorland between two burns c. 130 yards WSW of Carscreugh N Cairn. On approach from the E, the grassy crescent-shaped mound stands out from the brown vegetation. It measures c. 30 feet E-W and 15 feet N-S. Canmore ID 62431 has additional information on Carscreugh N Burnt Mound.
Directions to Carscreugh N Cairn: Take the Three Lochs turn off Main Street in the centre of Glenluce. Follow the road for c. 2.7 miles to reach an entrance to Carscreugh Wind Farm on the right. There is room for a car to park here. No unauthorised vehicles are permitted in the wind farm so you can walk or cycle from here. Follow the track S for around 0.3 mile to reach a left turn just before the first wind turbine. Take the turn, follow it for c. 0.5 mile, bearing right uphill at a Y-junction. You will reach No. 11 wind turbine after c. 400 yards. Continue for c. 180 yards to a solitary gorse bush on the left. A vague sheep path heading NW starts here. The path becomes a 4x4 path heading for an obvious green island in the moorland c. 200 yards from the track. This green oasis is Carscreugh N Cairn. Walk WSW for c. 130 yards across boggy terrain to a grassy crescent shaped mound on the edge of a burn. This is Carscreugh N Burnt Mound. My walking route is viewable on Carscreugh N Cairn.
Visited 05.10.24
Carscreugh N Cairn is located on the N edge of Carscreugh Wind Farm, c. 3 miles NNE of Glenluce in Dumfries and Galloway. The round cairn is in an elevated position on Carscreugh Fell. The lush green of the cairn stands out in the brown sea of moor grass. Carscreugh N Cairn has been entirely robbed of stones leaving a grassy flat topped mound which measures c. 60 feet in diameter and 4 feet high. The interior of the cairn is irregular with a central hollow measuring c. 4 feet in diameter and 1 foot deep. Canmore ID 62437 has further details of Carscreugh N Cairn.
Carscreugh N Burnt Mound is located c. 130 yards WSW from Carscreugh N Cairn. The terrain between the sites is boggy and uneven.
Directions to Carscreugh S Cairn: Take the E Glenluce turn off the A75. There is an unsigned right turn after c. 0.1 mile. Follow this track for c. 0.4 mile then turn left for Carscreugh Wind Farm. After c. 1 mile on this narrow road you can park up at the entrance to Carscreugh Wind Farm at NX 2203 5958. Walk NE along the road to reach a small wood after c. 300 yards. There is an entrance into the field on the right c. 100 yards further on. Make your way across a bridge into the field then head S past a mature tree towards an obvious green mound in pasture. Carscreugh S Cairn is c. 70 yards S of the tree. My walking route is viewable on Carscreugh S Cairn.
Visited 05.10.24
Carscreugh S Cairn is located c. 2 miles NE of Glenluce in Dumfries and Galloway. It is located in pasture, a quarter of a mile SW of Carscreugh farmhouse. The round cairn measures c. 50 feet in diameter and 3 feet high. There are large embedded stones on the E and W arcs and on the summit of the mound. There are no signs of excavation on the grassy surface. Canmore ID 62158 has details of Carscreugh S Cairn.
Directions to Fell of Loch Ronald Cairn from N: Take the Three Lochs turn off Main Street in Glenluce. Stay on the road for c. 7 miles to reach the Three Lochs Holiday Park. There is a right turn c. 400 yards E of the main entrance. You can park at the top of the road. Walk S beside the caravans for c. 200 yards to reach a gate into Tannylaggie Forest. Proceed along the forest track for c. 130 yards to a Y-Junction. Bear right following the track S for c. 400 yards to another Y-junction. Choose the path to the right. Follow this track for c. 0.8 mile to reach a felled edge of the forest. A vague path heads S into the cleared terrain at NX 2731 6372. Head S across the rough ground for c. 80 yards to the concealed cairn at NX 2733 6365. Look for a rectangular hollow with large stones hidden by a raised earth bank on the NW. My walking route is viewable on Fell of Loch Ronald Cairn.
Directions to Fell of Loch Ronald Cairn from S: Take the Three Lochs turn off the A75 near Kirkcowan. Stay on the narrow road with passing places for c. 3.3 miles to the end of the road. Turn left for c. 1 mile to reach a parking spot on the left at the edge of the Three Lochs Holiday Park. Walk S beside the caravans for c. 200 yards to reach a gate into Tannylaggie Forest. Proceed along the forest track for c. 130 yards to a Y-Junction. Bear right following the track S for c. 400 yards to another Y-junction. Choose the path to the right. Follow this track for c. 0.8 mile to reach a felled edge of the forest. A vague path heads S into the cleared terrain at NX 2731 6372. Head S across the rough ground for c. 80 yards to the concealed cairn at NX 2733 6365. Look for a rectangular hollow with large stones hidden by a raised earth bank on the NW. My walking route is viewable on Fell of Loch Ronald Cairn.
Visited 03.10.24
Fell of Loch Ronald Cairn is located in forestry c. 1 mile S of the Three Lochs Caravan Park in Dumfries and Galloway. The fate of this cairn is all too familiar: The area was chosen for afforestation. The ground was ploughed for tree planting, damaging the cairn. The trees matured and were felled causing further damage to the cairn and its surroundings.
Canmore ID 62397 states that Fell of Loch Ronald Cairn measured c. 35 feet in diameter with a possible central cist consisting of several large stones. All that remains of the cairn today is a probable excavated cist delineated by 5 large stones. It is roughly rectangular in shape, measuring c. 5x4 feet in cross-section and 2 feet deep. A large boulder lies directly E of the cist. I found 2 more moss covered stones in the E quadrant. There is an earth bank c. 3 feet high NW of the cist but it may be a later addition constructed by forestry work.
Earth Bank on NW Perimeter of Fell of Loch Ronald Cairn.
Moss Covered Stones in E Quadrant of Fell of Loch Ronald Cairn.
Large Stone in Centre of Fell of Loch Ronald Cairn.
Probable Cist in Centre of Fell of Loch Ronald Cairn viewed from SSE.
Probable Cist in Centre of Fell of Loch Ronald Cairn viewed from NNW.
Directions to White Laise Cairn from N: Take the A713 Dalmellington turn off the A77 Bankfield Roundabout on the edge of Ayr. Head through Dalmellington on the A713 and take the right turn for Loch Doon c. 1 mile after leaving Dalmellington. Follow the narrow Loch Doon road for c. 2.8 miles to park up adjacent to Loch Doon Caravan Park. Follow my viewable walking route on White Laise Cairn.
Directions to White Laise Cairn from S: Continue on the A75 from the Cuckoo Bridge Roundabout on the edge of Dumfries. Follow the A75 for c. 9.1 miles to the centre of Crocketford. Take the right turn for A712 New Galloway. Follow the A712 for c. 14.3 miles to its junction with the A713. Turn right onto the A713. Stay on the A713 for c. 20 miles to reach a left turn for Loch Doon. Follow the narrow Loch Doon road for c. 2.8 miles to park up adjacent to Loch Doon Caravan Park. Follow my viewable walking route on White Laise Cairn.
