Scheduled Maintenance
Please be advised that this website will undergo scheduled maintenance on the following dates: •
Tuesday 3rd December 11:00-15:00
During these times, some services may be temporarily unavailable. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
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
