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North Minto Hill
General View (Period Unassigned), Kerb Cairn (Prehistoric)
Site Name North Minto Hill
Classification General View (Period Unassigned), Kerb Cairn (Prehistoric)
Alternative Name(s) Minto Hills
Canmore ID 55471
Site Number NT52SE 7
NGR NT 5613 2144
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/55471
- Council Scottish Borders, The
- Parish Minto
- Former Region Borders
- Former District Roxburgh
- Former County Roxburghshire
NT52SE 7 5613 2144
Cairn, North Minto Hill. On the summit of the northernmost of the Minto Hills there are the remains of a circular cairn 32ft in diameter and 2ft 4 in high in the centre. The cairn, now turf-covered, has been encircled by a kerb of boulders, ten of which are visible at different points on the circumference.
RCAHMS 1956, visited 1939
NT 5608 2144. This cairn, generally as described above, measures 12.7m E-W by 11.7m N-S by 0.6m high. It has a large flat top about 8.0m by 7.0m.
Visited by OS (WDJ) 11 October 1965
Situated on the N summit of the Minto Hills there are the undisturbed remains of a flat-topped cairn which measures about 10.5m in diameter and 0.6m in height. There are several kerb-stones around the circumference, but the five largest (irregular erratic blocks) are situated on the W and SW, and measure up to 1.3m in length.
Visited by RCAHMS (RM/JRS) 29 September 1993.
Sbc Note
Visibility: This is an upstanding earthwork or monument.
Information from Scottish Borders Council
