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Galachlaw
Cairn (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Galachlaw
Classification Cairn (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 51710
Site Number NT26NE 4
NGR NT 2536 6831
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/51710
- Council Edinburgh, City Of
- Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District City Of Edinburgh
- Former County Midlothian
NT26NE 4 2536 6831.
(NT 2536 6831) Cairn (NR)
OS 1:10000 map (1974)
A circular symmetrical mound, 13.0m in diameter and 1.6m high, situated on a ridge. No kerb stones are now visible, but there is one upright stone near the top of the mound, which is thickly covered with bracken and undergrowth.
Visited by OS (JFC) 17 December 1953
There is a cairn on Galachlaw. An OS triangulation point is situated on it; it is well-preserved, and the remains of a kerb are clearly visible (ONB NT 2568; October 1946).
J N G Ritchie and A Ritchie 1972
This cairn is generally as described. The stone in the centre could not be located.
Visited by OS (SFS) 19 October 1975
