Cairnhill
Cairn (Prehistoric)(Possible)
Site Name Cairnhill
Classification Cairn (Prehistoric)(Possible)
Canmore ID 59761
Site Number NT85SW 4
NGR NT 8003 5223
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/59761
- Council Scottish Borders, The
- Parish Duns
- Former Region Borders
- Former District Berwickshire
- Former County Berwickshire
NT85SW 4 8003 5223.
(NT 8003 5223) A knoll 120 yards W by N of the farm steading "Cairnhill" shows a large number of stones in the soil, probably the remains of the cairn which gave the farm its name.
J H Craw 1923.
The field is under cultivation and the knoll is no longer apparent. There are however, a greater number of stones visible at this point than in other parts of the field.
Visited by OS(JFC) 30 December 1954.
Note (1980)
Cairnhill NT 800 522 NT85SW 4
Craw records the remains of a possible cairn situated about 125m WNW of Cairnhill farm. Nothing can now be seen.
RCAHMS 1980.
(Craw 1922, 184).
Sbc Note (21 March 2016)
Visibility: This was the site of an archaeological monument, which may no longer be visible.
Information from Scottish Borders Council
