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Witches Cairn
Cairn (Prehistoric)
Site Name Witches Cairn
Classification Cairn (Prehistoric)
Alternative Name(s) Witches' Cairn
Canmore ID 57455
Site Number NT66NE 1
NGR NT 66455 67243
NGR Description Centre
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/57455
- Council Scottish Borders, The
- Parish Innerwick (Berwickshire)
- Former Region Borders
- Former District Berwickshire
- Former County East Lothian
NT66NE 1 6645 6723.
(NT 6645 6723) Witches' Cairn (NR)
OS 6" map (1957)
"The Witches Cairn". This cairn, almost grass-covered, is 58ft in diameter and is now 4ft high. The central part is probably undisturbed, but a small surveyor's cairn has been erected on the summit.
RCAHMS 1924
A very small ancient cairn formerly much larger, the greater portion of the stones having been removed for building. The remains form a small pile on which stands a trig station. There is no local tradition concerning the cairn.
Name Book 1853
Cairn, as described above.
Revised at 25".
Visited by OS (WDJ) 18 April 1966
'Witches' Cairn': name verified. It is situated on the crest of a SW-facing moorland slope, and measures overall 21.0m in diameter with a maximum height of 1.0m. Visible on AP's (OS 65.98: 045-6).
Surveyed at 1/10,000.
Visited by OS (JRL) 11 May 1979
Field Visit (14 June 1913)
This cairn of stone, now almost overgrown with grass, lies near the summit of abroad flat hill, the Crystal Rig, nearly midway between Friardykes and Caldercleuch at an elevation of 1045 feet above sea-level. It is 58 feet in diameter and, though much reduced in height, still rises 4 feet above the surrounding level. The central part of the cairn is probably undisturbed, but a small surveyor's cairn has been erected on the summit.
RCAHMS 1924, visited 14 June 1913.
Note (8 October 2019)
The location, classification and period of this site have been reviewed.
Sbc Note
Visibility: This is an upstanding earthwork or monument.
Information from Scottish Borders Council
