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Round Craigs Cairn viewed from SE (Yardstick for Scale).
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Visited 28.09.22
Round Craigs Cairn is located on a natural knoll c. 50 yards SE of an elongated crag on Round Craigs Summit. The round cairn measures c. 10 yards in diameter and 1 yard high. The perimeter has an intermittent outer kerb of stones less than 1 foot high. Within the cairn there is a discontinuous inner kerb of small earth-fast stones measuring c. 10 feet in diameter and up to 0.5 feet high. The centre of the cairn is a shallow hollow which has been robbed of loose stones.
Round Craigs Cairn is listed as Canmore ID 64354 (go to Links).
Mackilston N Cairn on Canmore
Visited 28.09.22
Mackilston N Cairn is a robbed-out grassy round cairn in pastureland c. 4 miles N of St John’s Town of Dalry. It measures c. 12 yards in diameter and up to 1 foot high. Mackilston S Cairn, a higher mound lies c. 50 yards S. Both cairns are described in Canmore ID 64275 (go to Links).
Mackilston S Cairn viewed from SE (Yardstick for Scale).
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Visited 28.09.22
Mackilston S Cairn is a robbed-out grassy round cairn in pastureland c. 4 miles N of St John’s Town of Dalry. It measures c. 14 yards in diameter and 4 feet high. Mackilston N Cairn, a much-reduced grassy mound lies c. 50 yards N. Both cairns are described in Canmore ID 64275 (go to Links).
Mackilston S Cairn on Canmore
Directions to Cairn Pat Hillfort:
Take the A77 heading S out of Stranraer. Turn right for Portpatrick c. 1.5 miles from Stranraer. Stay on the A77 through Lochans for c. 2 miles to reach a concrete road signed as a Path to Cairnpat. You can drive c. 0.3 miles up the road to park at a water tank. The road deteriorates from here, so it is advisable to walk the final 0.5 miles N to Cairn Pat Hillfort.
Cairn Pat Hillfort on Canmore
Visited 02.10.22
There was a hillfort on the summit of Cairn Pat, a natural defensive stronghold rising to 182m above Sea Level. The hillfort has steep sides on the N, E & W flanks affording natural protection. There are intermittent traces of a double rampart defence round the perimeter of the hill giving further security to the occupiers. On the gentler slopes of the S flank there are traces of secondary and tertiary ramparts. The oval enclosure measures c. 130 yards N-S & 110 yards E-W. Cairn Pat hill is now dominated by a tall antenna and radio station building, erected on the centre of the enclosure. A track from the S cuts through the SE Arc of the ramparts leading to Cairn Pat Radio Station. An OS Trig Point c. 20 yards N of the antenna is the only other feature within the enclosure. Canmore ID 60559 (go to Links) provides a fuller description of Cairn Pat Hillfort.
Stroanfreggan Craig Hillfort viewed from NE, along Stroanfreggan Craig ridge.
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Mound on W Arc of Treswallock Downs N Cairn.
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Treswallock Downs N Cairn on Cornwall & Scilly HER
Visited 11.09.22
Treswallock Downs N Cairn (SX11837838) is a grassy mound bisected by the path to Alex Tor. It is almost entirely robbed of stones leaving a round footprint of irregular grassy mounds measuring up to c. 12 yards in diameter & 2.5 feet high. Treswallock Downs N Cairn is listed as Cornwall & Scilly HER Number: 1970.40 (go to Links).
Treswallock Downs Central Ring Cairn viewed from N.
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Treswallock Downs Central Ring Cairn viewed from E.
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Treswallock Downs Central Ring Cairn viewed from S.
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Treswallock Downs Central Ring Cairn viewed from W.
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S Arc of Outer Kerb of Treswallock Downs Central Ring Cairn
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Stacked Stones on SE Outer Kerb of Treswallock Downs Central Ring Cairn.
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E Arc of Inner Kerb of Treswallock Downs Central Ring Cairn.
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Treswallock Downs Central Ring Cairn on Cornwall & Scilly HER
Visited 11.09.22
Treswallock Downs Central Ring Cairn (SX11717816) is constructed on a round platform measuring c. 22 yards in diameter & 1 foot high. It has an Outer Kerb, best preserved in the S Arc, measuring c. 17 yards in diameter and 1 foot high. There is an intermittent Inner Kerb of Standing Stones up to c. 2 feet high 2 yards within the Outer Kerb. A continuous Arc of the Inner Kerb can be traced in the E Arc of Treswallock Downs Central Ring Cairn. Large stones lie scattered in the centre of the cairn, probably as a result of stone robbing. Cornwall & Scilly HER Number: 1970.30 (go to Links) give a full description of Treswallock Downs Central Ring Cairn.