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Archaeology Notes
Event ID 700500
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Archaeology Notes
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/700500
NS34SW 3 3068 4230.
(NS 3068 4230) Ancient-built Grave found AD 1881 (NAT)
OS 6" map (1908)
An ancient structure, 18 ins in diameter and 4ft deep, was revealed in 1882 when sand was removed from the side of the Garnock Water at Dirrans. It was built of smooth, water-worn whinstones which were very much decomposed. There was no lid or covering and a small tree grew on top. In the bottom were a few inches of fine greyish powdery material which was sifted, but no remains were found.
"There was nothing to indicate the use of the structure, but in all likelihood it was a place of interment." It could not have been a well as no water is reached before a depth of about 10ft.
J Smith 1894
A disused railway track covers the site, and it was not possible to ascertain the purpose of the structure, a "place of interment" seeming most unlikely.
Visited by OS (JLD) 13 September 1956
