Windy Edge Long Cairn viewed along WNW-ESE Axis.
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Windy Edge Long Cairn on Canmore.
Visited 26.05.12
Pebblesfromheaven impression of a long long cairn turns out to be true!
According to survey work carried out in 1993 by RCAHMS (see details in Canmore ID 67899 in Links) the two separate cairns at Windy Edge should be regarded as one long cairn measuring c. 75m on a WNW-ESE axis. They found an underlying stone layer in the gap between the cairns by probing the ground. The missing centre of the long cairn may be explained by traces of peat cutting in this area.
Whitefield Loch Crannog Causeway delineated by reeds.
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Remains of White Cairn, Glenterrow viewed from NE.
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Remains of White Cairn, Glenterrow viewed from NW.
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Remains of White Cairn, Glenterrow viewed from SE.
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White Cairn, Glenterrow (Destroyed) on Canmore.
Visited 01.11.20
Glenterrow White Cairn was once a landmark on the Castle Kennedy to New Luce road. However, according to Canmore ID 61690 (go to Links), “it was demolished about 1816.” There is a raised platform of rough uneven ground measuring c. 25 yards in diameter and 1 foot in height within 10 yards N of the roadside. The grassy circle is in a verdant strip of pasture with contrasting brown moorland to the NE.
The sad remnants of White Cairn, Gelston are adjacent to a dry stane dyke, probably constructed from the cairn itself.
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The broad face of the massive capstone of West Lanyon Quoit.
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Approaching West Cairngaan recumbent Standing Stone from S.
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West Cairngaan recumbent Standing Stone viewed from S.
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West Cairngaan recumbent Standing Stone viewed from E.
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West Cairngaan on Canmore
Visited 05.11.11
West Cairngaan Stone is a massive undressed stone lying prone c. 200 yards N of the West Tarbet coast near the Mull of Galloway. It’s a granite pillar, measuring c. 5.5 feet long by 2 feet square at its base. It lies adjacent to a pile of large field clearance stones.
Canmore 61059 (go to Links) reported that the stone was embedded in the ground at 30 degrees however it now lies flat on the field. There was also the suggestion of c. 20 similar stones in a nearby modern wall in 1953 but no evidence of this exists at time of visit. West Cairngaan is included in a RCAHMS Marginal Land Survey (1950-62).
The Wells of the Rees are three springs, long since dried up, located within the ruins of Killgallioch Church. It is signposted off the New Luce to Bargrennan stage of the Southern Upland Way. If you park in the layby short of Balmurrie farm it is at least a 5 mile walk to the Well of the Rees. Of course there are Cairn na Gath, the Beehive Bothy and Laggangarn Stones to visit in between, so at 2.5 miles walked per site visited it is good value.
Wells of the Rees on Canmore
The Wells of the Rees are 0.75 miles NE of Laggangarn Stones within 100 yards of the Southern Upland Way. They lie in the grounds of the ruined churchyard of Kilgallioch, in an isolated pine forest in Dumfries and Galloway. Three dried up springs are capped by stone domes associated with offerings by pilgrims on their way to Whithorn.
According to Canmore ID 62493 (go to Links) the Wells of the Rees are named after nearby rees (sheep pens) said to have been built from the stones of Kilgallioch Church.
Visited 13.04.18
Watergate Stone is a recumbent stone which lies 1 mile WNW of Looe. It measures c. 6 feet long, tapering from c. 2.5 feet wide at the base to 1.5 feet wide at the top. There is a 30 degree angle on the base indicating a possible fracture plane. There are no other large stones close to Watergate Stone and no field clearance stones nearby. It would appear to be a broken Standing Stone or Boundary Marker.
I found Watergate Menhir by parking in West Looe Car Park then taking the footpath W into Kilminorth Woods. This path follows the line of the Giant’s Hedge. After c. 1 mile my GPS told me I had reached my target. Unfortunately I was still on the woodland path and no large stone was visible. I knew the stone was in a grass field so I turned L into the woods heading uphill. After c. 100 yards I reached a grass field. I did a visual search of the field, finding the recumbent six footer at SX 23454 54356 on the slope of a hill.
Visited 16.03.14
On the SW edge of Hendra Downs there is a pair of earthbound stones in a corner of a field c. 200 yards NW of Trezelland Farm. The stones are set like a portal, broad sides facing one another on a low mound They are around 3.5 feet high with a 3 feet gap between them. Several smaller stones are exposed above the grass in the gap. The stones look more like structural remnants of a cairn than a pair of standing stones.
Ty’n-y-coed Stone as viewed from the Capel Garmon Cairn path.
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Ty’n-y-coed Stone sits on a natural knoll.
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Ty’n-y-coed farm is on the path to Capel Garmon Chambered Cairn. Ty’n-y-coed Stone lies on a natural knoll c. 50 yards S of the farm. The massive erratic boulder measures c. 16 x 8 x 4 feet. Capel Garmon Chambered Cairn lies c. 150 yards S of Ty’n-y-coed Stone. It is possible that there was an ancient relationship between Ty’n-y-coed Stone and Capel Garmon Chambered Cairn similar to Shap Thunder Stone’s inclusion in Shap Avenue.
Tullochgorum Cairn cleared of vegetation as at 20.03.12
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A broad standing stone on the perimeter of Tullochgorum Cairn.
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Tullochgorum cairn on Canmore
Visited 20.03.12
Canmore ID 15443 (go to Links) gives a full description of Tullochgorum cairn. They stated it was probably a Clava Cairn.
A white quartz rock near the centre of the cairn.
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Visited 18.03.13
The OS Grid Reference given for Try Menhir on this page is wrong.
According to Historic England 1004626 (go to Links) the correct OS Grid Reference is SW4596434973. This corresponds to its position on OS Aerial Mapping.
If you search for SW460350 you will find Try Menhir.
Try Menhir on Historic England.
The E arc of Trewern Round viewed from outside the enclosure.
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The enclosure of Trewern Round viewed on a S-N axis.
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The solid Boundary Wall of Trewern Round up to 6 feet high in the N arc.
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Trewern Round listed on Historic England.
Trewern Round is a walled iron age enclosure c. 500 yards ESE of Trewern Farm. The round measures c. 50 yards in diameter. Its boundary wall, up to 6 feet high, is well preserved with two entrances at the NW and SE. There are extended trackways from each entrance. When I visited (30.04.17) the interior of the enclosure was overgrown so it was not possible to discern any internal features.
Trewern Round is listed as Historic England 1004314 (go to Links).
