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Cairn Hill, Dalquharran
Cairn (Prehistoric)
Site Name Cairn Hill, Dalquharran
Classification Cairn (Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 40870
Site Number NS20SE 2
NGR NS 26693 02193
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/40870
- Council South Ayrshire
- Parish Dailly
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Kyle And Carrick
- Former County Ayrshire
NS20SE 2 2669 0219
(NS 2669 0219) Cairn (NR) Four Stone Coffins found AD 1820 (NAT)
(No information given in the relevant ONB).
OS 6" map (1911)
A ploughed-down mound of earth and small stones situated on the summit of a rounded hill. It measures 23m in diameter and varies in height from 0.7m on the N to 1.5m on the S.
Visited by OS (JLD), 4 May 1954.
Previous field report confirmed.
Revised at 1:2500.
Visited by OS (WDJ), 20 November 1959.
The cairn has been further spread by ploughing and although retaining its overall diameter now has a maximum height of 1.2m. Its coarse gravel / earth composition shows no special features, and no finds were made in the vicinity.
Revised at 1:2500.
Visited by OS (JRL), 18 May 1977.
Field Visit (September 1982)
Cairn Hill, Dalquharran NS 266 021 NS20SE 2
A mound measuring 21m in diameter by 0.9m in height, which is situated on the crest of Cairn Hill about 350m W of the derelict mansion of Dalquharran, is probably a ploughed down cairn; in 1820 four cists were found in it.
RCAHMS 1983, visited September 1982
(OS 6-inch map, Ayrshire, 1st ed. 1859, sheet I)
