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Stewarton, Cairn Duff
Cairn (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Stewarton, Cairn Duff
Classification Cairn (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 42922
Site Number NS44NW 9
NGR NS 4209 4514
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/42922
- Council East Ayrshire
- Parish Stewarton
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Kilmarnock And Loudoun
- Former County Ayrshire
NS44NW 9 4209 4514
(NS 4209 4514) Cairn Duff (NR) (site of)
OS 6" map (1970)
Cairn Duff was almost entirely removed about 1810. It was a large mound of stones covered with grass and trees. Three urns containing human bones were found in it.
New Statistical Account (NSA) 1845 (C B Steven); OS Name Book 1856; J Smith 1895.
The centre of Cairn Duff has been completely removed, leaving only a low, sub-circular stony bank averaging 1.0m wide and up to 0.7m high.
Surveyed at 1:2500 scale.
Visited by OS (EGC), 7 February 1962
The remains of this turf-covered cairn are situated on a prominent hill crest at approximately 110m OD. Although its amorphous spread, up to 1m in height, is confused and shaped by late field banks on the E, N and W, a fair quantity of stone is still evident, and it can be estimated that it was once circular and over 20m in diameter.
Visited by OS (JRL), 25 October 1982.
