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Cairn Rig
Cairn (Prehistoric)
Site Name Cairn Rig
Classification Cairn (Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 54451
Site Number NT43SW 1
NGR NT 43824 31161
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/54451
- Council Scottish Borders, The
- Parish Selkirk
- Former Region Borders
- Former District Ettrick And Lauderdale
- Former County Selkirkshire
NT43SW 1 4382 3116.
(NT 4382 3116) Cairn (NR)
OS 25" map (1968)
Surveyed at 1:2500.
Visited by OS (WDJ) 13 January 1966
The cairn, which is composed of large stones, is fairly well-preserved. It lies on a slight shelf on an undulating NW-facing slope and measures 7.0m in diameter and 0.6m high.
Surveyed at 1:10,000.
Visited by OS (MJF) 12 December 1979
Field Visit (4 April 1951)
Cairn, Cairn Rig (NT 438 611).
Some 50 yds E of the point where the old road from Broadmeadows to Yair enters Caddonfoot parish, and 30 yds from the boundary fence, there is a round stone cairn 18ft in diameter and 1ft high. A hole has been dug in its centre.
RCAHMS 1957, visited 1951
OS 6" map (1900) unnoted
Sbc Note
Visibility: This is an upstanding earthwork or monument.
Information from Scottish Borders Council
