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Hollow in N Arc of Green House Bridge Cairn.
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Hollow in W Arc of Green House Bridge Cairn.
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Summit of Green House Bridge Cairn viewed from S.
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Visited 05.05.25
Directions to Green House Bridge: At the top of the A75 Glenluce Bypass take the A747 Port William road. After 3.5 miles pass through Auchenmalg to the Cock Inn. Continue along the coast for 1.6 miles to a lay-by at NX 2595 5114 on a corner NW of the Rocks of the Garheugh. Walk E for c. 110 yards to reach a gateway into a narrow field. Head E over stepping stones at a ford in a stream near the gate and keep E to the S corner of the field. Head E up up a rough slope. towards a stone wall. Follow the stone wall to reach a gnarled Hawthorn Tree. Continue for c. 30 yards along the wall to a break in the wall where you can step over a fence. Turn S down the wall for c. 30 yards to a hawthorn tree. Turn L up a rough slope heading SE. Continue SE for c. 100 yards to intersect with a path heading E. Follow the path E for c. 100 yards and Green House Bridge cairn should be visible to the SE. There is a faint path heading E of Green House Bridge Cairn. Take the path for c. 100 yards to cross a track heading SE. Continue E for c. 100 yards past a large boulder to reach a 4x4 track heading SE. Follow the track SE for c. 220 yards to find Cairn Buy, a stony mound. My walking path can be viewed on Cairn Buy and Green House Bridge Cairn.
Visited 05.05.25
Directions to Cairn Buy: At the top of the A75 Glenluce Bypass take the A747 Port William road. After 3.5 miles pass through Auchenmalg to the Cock Inn. Continue along the coast for 1.6 miles to a lay-by at NX 2595 5114 on a corner NW of the Rocks of the Garheugh. Walk E for c. 110 yards to reach a gateway into a narrow field. Head E over stepping stones at a ford in a stream near the gate and keep E to the S corner of the field. Head E up up a rough slope. towards a stone wall. Follow the stone wall to reach a gnarled Hawthorn Tree. Continue for c. 30 yards along the wall to a break in the wall where you can step over a fence. Turn S down the wall for c. 30 yards to a hawthorn tree. Turn L up a rough slope heading SE. Continue SE for c. 100 yards to intersect with a path heading E. Follow the path E for c. 100 yards and Green House Bridge cairn should be visible to the SE. There is a faint path heading E of Green House Bridge Cairn. Take the path for c. 100 yards to cross a track heading SE. Continue E for c. 100 yards past a large boulder to reach a 4x4 track heading SE. Follow the track SE for c. 220 yards to find Cairn Buy, a stony mound. My walking path can be viewed on Cairn Buy and Green House Bridge Cairn.
Cairn Macneilie (Inch Parks) viewed from S.
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N Arc of Cairn Macneilie (Inch Parks).
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E Arc of Cairn Macneilie (Inch Parks).
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S Arc of Cairn Macneilie (Inch Parks).
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W Arc of Cairn Macneilie (Inch Parks).
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Summit of Cairn Macneilie (Inch Parks) viewed from E.
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Modern Cairn on Summit of Cairn Avel viewed from N.
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Directions to Balneil Cairn: The route to Balneil Cairn starts at New Luce Hall Car Park. Walk S past the church for c. 120 yards to reach a minor junction. Take the left turn, walk for c. 180 yards to reach a gateway on the right. Head S across the grass field for c. 100 yards to a gateway. Head SSE for c. 120 yard to a gap in the woods. Traverse up the wooded slope crossing a fence into a grass field. Continue SSE for c. 100 yards towards a gate. Head E across the field for c. 300 yards to a gate. Follow a fence E for c. 120 yards to a gateway. Head NW towards the obvious stony mound in the field. NB There may be beef cattle in the field preventing safe access. My cross country route is viewable on Balneil Cairn.
Tor of Craigoch Hillfort and Outer Rampart viewed from SW.
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SW Outer Rampart of Tor of Craigoch Hillfort viewed from W.
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Tor of Craigoch Cup Carved Panel viewed from NW.
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Central Cup Carving on Tor of Craigoch Cup Carved Panel (Glasses for Scale).
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Central Cup Carving on Tor of Craigoch Cup Carved Panel.
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SE Cup Carving on Tor of Craigoch Cup Carved Panel (Glasses for Scale)
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SE Cup Carving on Tor of Craigoch Cup Carved Panel.
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Visited 24.04.25
It is natural to focus on the Sir Andrew Agnew Monument constructed on the Tor of Craigoch Hillfort given the lack of physical remains. The ditch and rampart defences on the S and W flanks are obscured by gorse and rhododendron shrubs which encircle the hillfort. The enclosure on the summit is featureless except for the modern tower, an OS trig point and low rock outcrops breaking the grassy surface. The oval enclosure currently measures c. 44 yards E-W and 22 yards transversely.
There are traces of an outer earth rampart on the SW slope outside the circle of vegetation. I found two large cup markings c. 6 inches in diameter and 3 inches deep on a horizontal panel c. 25 yards E of the monument. The cups were too circular and the interior surface of the cups too smooth for them to be natural. They are possibly the result of domestic activity modifying natural hollows.
Visited 18.03.14
Carburrow Quoit is an unusual jumble of stones located c. 60 yards NW of the E cairn on the summit of Carburrow Tor. The stone structure consists of an elongated cuboid stone pointing NW, supported on the SE by a stone slab and in the centre by a small boulder. It looks too artificial to be shaped by natural forces. Given the nearby cairns on the summit, it seems likely that Carburrow Quoit was constructed by man for an unknown purpose.
