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Visited 09.02.22

Cairnerzean Fell S Cairn is a probable cairn according to Canmore ID 61469 (go to Links). It is the most Southern of a group of three cairns on Cairnerzean Fell. It consists of a circular grassy depression in open moorland measuring c. 20 yards across. There is a natural rock knoll in the centre casting some doubt on it being a ruined cairn. The circle has been entirely robbed out however there is a dry stane dyke nearby which could account for the loss.

Visited 09.02.22

Cairnerzean Fell Central Cairn is a ruined cairn located c. 250 yards S of Cairnerzean Fell N Cairn. It is the central cairn of a group of three cairns on Cairnerzean Fell. Only a narrow crescent of the NE Arc survives up to a height of c. 4 feet. The robbed-out interior of the cairn is a stone-free marshy circle. The original diameter of the cairn would have been c. 20 yards. Canmore ID 61497 (go to Links) has a full description of the cairn.

Visited 09.02.22

Cairnerzean Fell N Cairn is a round cairn located c. 400 yards SE of Cairnerzean Fell Summit Cairn. It is the most Northern of a group of three cairns on Cairnerzean Fell. The cairn is constructed on a low platform c. 20 yards in diameter. A perimeter of stones delineates the platform surrounding an intact mound of stones c. 12 yards across reaching a height of c. 5 feet. It is listed as Canmore ID 62486 (go to Links).

Visited 09.02.22

Cairnerzean Fell Summit Cairn is located on a knoll at the highest point of Cairnerzean Fell. It is a largely robbed out cairn measuring c. 20 yards across. The cairn has a low stony bank on the N Arc. This becomes a low kerb of loose stones for 180 degrees on the E and S Arcs. The W Arc is occupied by a ruined sheep ree built from cairn stones. The empty interior of the cairn has a grassy surface with a few scattered small stones concentrated in the centre where a modern cairn c. 4 feet high has been constructed. Further information is included in Canmore ID 61458 (go to Links).

Visited 13.11.21

There is a natural spring bubbling up on the shore of Front Bay, S of Monreith in Dumfries and Galloway. It could be the source of the legendary St Medana’s Well.
According to Canmore ID 62764 (go to Links) Medana, a beautiful Irish lady, plucked out her eyes to spurn an unwelcome suitor. The saints took pity on her, causing a spring to appear, the water having the property of restoring her sight. Canmore gives the OS Grid Reference for St Medana’s Well as NX 3642 4006, c. 30 yards W of the natural spring.

Visited 30.04.10

Nether Largie Standing Stone is located c. 150 yards NNW of the Great X of Kilmartin. The c. 5 ft tall stone had a c. 30 degree lean to the SE when I visited but it was reset to a vertical position in 2015. Canmore ID 39487 (go to Links) has pictures of the erect stone taken in 2019 in My Canmore contributions.