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Visited 26.06.26

East Revoch S Cairn is located on the margin of a field c. 220 yards W of East Revoch farm, c. 1 mile S of Eaglesham, a village in East Renfrewshire. The remains of the cairn are an irregular grassy platform measuring c. 33 yards in diameter and 1 yard high. There is a large boulder on the W perimeter which appears to be a field clearance deposit. I located three parallel embedded stones on the N Arc which are possibly original kerb stones. The platform is otherwise covered in rough grass and weeds. trove.scot 43954 has further details of East Revoch S Cairn.

East Revoch N Cairn is located c. 400 yards of East Revoch S Cairn.

Visited 26.06.26

East Revoch N Cairn is located on a natural knoll c. 400 yards N of East Revoch farm, c. 1 mile S of Eaglesham, a village in East Renfrewshire. trove.scot 43943 has a report from the 1856 Name Book: “When this tumulus was being removed, about 1836, several urns filled with calcined bones and sticks were found”. All that remains of this cairn is a sub-circular grassy mound measuring c. 6 feet high and 30 yards in diameter. There is a large hollow, measuring c. 13 feet by 10 feet, in the SE Quadrant of the cairn. A modern stone cairn reaching c. 3 feet high has been surmounted in the centre of the cairn.

East Revoch S Cairn is located c. 400 yards of East Revoch N Cairn.

Visited 01.04.26

Gidleigh Common S Cairn is a low mound c. 450m NNE of Scorhill Stone Circle on the E edge of Dartmoor. The round grassy cairn stands out as a green island on brown moorland. According to Historic England 1018908 it measures 0.60m high with a c. 12m diameter. Gidleigh Common S Cairn lies c. 25m SSW of Gidleigh Common N Cairn.

Visited 01.04.26

Gidleigh Common S Cairn is a low mound c. 450m NNE of Scorhill Stone Circle on the E edge of Dartmoor. The round grassy cairn stands out as a green island on brown moorland. According to Historic England 1018908 it measures 0.75m high with a c. 12m diameter. Historic England states that there are traces of an inner ring of stones on the S Arc. Gidleigh Common N Cairn lies c. 25m NNE of Gidleigh Common S Cairn.

Visited 30.03.26

If you are driving near Helston it is a no brainer to take this 3.5 mile detour through Cornish lanes to Prospidnick Longstone on the roadside. The ancient stone slab reaches an impressive 9 feet high. There is a convenient gateway c. 20 yards NE of the stone allowing a closer inspection. My google maps route from the A394 at Helston can be viewed on Prospidnick Longstone.

Visited 30.03.26

Eathorne Menhir has been re-erected in a small campsite c. 50 yards NE of Eathorne Farm on a minor road between Penryn & Gweek. The new location is SW 7460 3136. The standing stone has sustained damage in its travels: the top of the stone has broken off leaving a jagged edge. Despite this the stone is still impressive reaching up to c. 8 feet.
There is room to park carefully as the road widens just beyond the gateway to the campsite.

Boskednan N Cairn B, located c. 165 yards NNW of Boskednan Stone Circle, has been virtually razed from the landscape. It is now only visible as a dark green patch in brown moorland. Historic England 1003099 states that the “southern round cairn survives as a low uneven circular stony mound measuring up to 14m in diameter and 0.4m high.” The area is carpeted in moor grass and moss obscuring any stones in the low mound.
Walk c. 50 yards SSE on the path from Boskednan N Cairn A towards Boskednan Stone Circle. Boskednan N Cairn B lies c. 30 yards W of the path.

Directions to Carfury S: I followed a short route c. 0.2 mile from a tight passing place on the minor road from Carfury to Boskednan taking in Carfury Hedge Stone and Carfury N & S Stones on rough ground.

There is room to park carefully in a passing place at SW 4426 3408 between Carfury and Boskednan. Walk WNW into the field on the left for c. 50 yards then head SW across a shallow stream. Continue SW for c. 50 yards to a gap in a hedge. Follow a rough path SW for c. 150 yards to reach a possible standing stone built into a hedge on your left. The terrain becomes difficult from here. Head W from the hedge stone to a small gap in the bank. Crawl through the gap then continue WNW through pathless vegetation for c. 50 yards to cross a low grassy wall. Head SW for c. 25 yards on the NW side of the wall to find a 12 foot recumbent stone, Carfury N Stone lying parallel to the wall. Continue SW on the NW side of the wall for c. 40 yards to reach Carfury S Standing Stone. My route can be viewed on Carfury Standing Stones.

Directions to Carfury N: I followed a short route c. 0.2 mile from a tight passing place on the minor road from Carfury to Boskednan taking in Carfury Hedge Stone and Carfury N & S Stones on rough ground.

There is room to park carefully in a passing place at SW 4426 3408 between Carfury and Boskednan. Walk WNW into the field on the left for c. 50 yards then head SW across a shallow stream. Continue SW for c. 50 yards to a gap in a hedge. Follow a rough path SW for c. 150 yards to reach a possible standing stone built into a hedge on your left. The terrain becomes difficult from here. Head W from the hedge stone to a small gap in the bank. Crawl through the gap then continue WNW through pathless vegetation for c. 50 yards to cross a low grassy wall. Head SW for c. 25 yards on the NW side of the wall to find a 12 foot recumbent stone, Carfury N Stone lying parallel to the wall. Continue SW on the NW side of the wall for c. 40 yards to reach Carfury S Standing Stone. My route can be viewed on Carfury Standing Stones.

Carfury N Standing Stone is a 12 foot long recumbent stone, lying c. 40 yards NE of Carfury S Stone on a scrubby hillside c. 0.5 miles W of Carfury, a hamlet in Cornwall. The horizontal stone is a similar shape and size to its vertical neighbour. It is possible that Carfury N & S were a pair of standing stones historically.

Visited 28.03.26

I made the mistake of visiting Cheddar Gorge on a Saturday. It was very depressing: people were crawling over the rocks like ants and every parking place was occupied. I couldn’t face a return through the gorge so I took a random route back to the M5. I spotted this barrow in a field. There was a convenient parking spot opposite a gate. This site was the perfect antidote to Cheddar Gorge: a peaceful solo visit to an ancient site.