Mainsriddle
Cairn (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Mainsriddle
Classification Cairn (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 65350
Site Number NX95NE 2
NGR NX 9534 5689
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/65350
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Kirkbean
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Nithsdale
- Former County Kirkcudbrightshire
NX95NE 2 9534 5689
(NX 9534 5689) Cairn (NR) (Site of)
OS 6" map (1946)
For adjacent (cropmark) enclosure, see NX95NE 16.
This cairn was removed about 1843. A cist containing human bones was found below the surface of the ground. The bones were re-interred. A rubbing-post now marks the site.
S Arnott 1895
There is no sign of this cairn. The rubbing post mentioned above has been removed and the area ploughed.
Visited by OS (JTT) 10 August 1965.
