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Cairn Table
Burial Cairn(S) (Prehistoric), Triangulation Pillar (20th Century), War Memorial (20th Century) (1920), Armlet (Bronze)(Prehistoric)
Site Name Cairn Table
Classification Burial Cairn(S) (Prehistoric), Triangulation Pillar (20th Century), War Memorial (20th Century) (1920), Armlet (Bronze)(Prehistoric)
Alternative Name(s) Cairntable
Canmore ID 45545
Site Number NS72SW 1
NGR NS 7242 2422
NGR Description NS 7247 2423 and NS 7242 2422
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/45545
- Council East Ayrshire
- Parish Muirkirk
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Cumnock And Doon Valley
- Former County Ayrshire
NS72SW 1 724 242.
(A: NS 7247 2423; B: NS 7242 2422) Cairns (NR)
OS 6" map (1958)
Two cairns occupy conspicuous positions on the summit of Cairn Table (592.5m OD).
The E cairn (A) measures 16m in diameter and 3.5m in height; it seems to be relatively undisturbed. A bronze armlet and ring, found together under a boulder on its E margin, were donated to the NMAS in 1933 (Acc Nos: FA 90, 91). Though thought to be of Early Bronze date, an Iron Age date has recently been suggested for them (M Macgregor 1976).
Cairn 'B', 30m WSW of 'A', has been heavily robbed to provide material for a modern memorial cairn near by, and now measures about 12m in diameter and 1m in height. An OS triangulation station has been erected on it.
(RCAHMS 1978, visited 1971; Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1934; J M Coles 1971)
These two cairns were in a similar condition when visited in 1954.
Visited by OS (JLD) 27 July 1954
No change to previous field report.
Surveyed at 1:10 000.
Visited by OS (JB) 10 April 1978
Field Visit (July 1971)
Cairns, Cairn Table.
Two cairns are situated at a height of 592.5 m on the summit of Cairn Table. They stand in a conspicuous position on the line of the
Ayrshire-Lanarkshire county boundary and overlook the source of the Duneaton Water to the SE. The E cairn, which measures 16m in diameter and 3.5m in height, appears to be relatively undisturbed. Two bronze armlets, found together under a boulder on its E margin, are preserved in the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland; their date and affinities are discussed in the RCAHMS 1978 p.14. The other cairn, 30 m to the WSW, has been heavily robbed to provide material for a modern memorial cairn near by, and now measures about 12 m in diameter and not more than 1 m in height; an OS triangulation station has been erected on it.
RCAHMS 1978, visited July 1971
NS 724 242
