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Carline Knowe, Ashentree
Cairn (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Carline Knowe, Ashentree
Classification Cairn (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 42675
Site Number NS41SW 1
NGR NS 4335 1344
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/42675
- Council East Ayrshire
- Parish Dalrymple (Cumnock And Doon Valley)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Cumnock And Doon Valley
- Former County Ayrshire
NS41SW 1 4335 1344.
(NS 4335 1344) Cairn (NR)
OS 25" map (1961)
Urns and bones are said to have been found on Carline Knowe, a small, slightly elevated patch of arable land. The finds are in the possession of James Martin, farmer, Ashentree (see also NS41NW 6).
Name Book 1856
At NS 4335 1344 is a turf-covered cairn, about 14.5m in diameter and 1.0m maximum height. It stands on the highest point of a small natural ridge. The present tenants of Ashentree farm know nothing of the finds.
Surveyed at 1:2500.
Visited by OS (WDJ) 6 November 1959
No change.
Visited by OS (MJF) 14 October 1980
