Craigencroy, West Ringuinea
Cairn (Early Prehistoric)
Site Name Craigencroy, West Ringuinea
Classification Cairn (Early Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 60474
Site Number NX04NE 4
NGR NX 07067 47119
NGR Description Centre
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Stoneykirk
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Wigtown
- Former County Wigtownshire
NX04NE 4 0706 4711.
(NX 0706 4711) Cairn (NR)
OS 6" map (1957)
This cairn has been cut from NW to SE by a field dyke, the portion to the north having been entirely removed. The remainder measures 15.2m NW-SE by 5.5m maximum width and has a maximum height of 1.9m (RCAHMS 1912, visited 1911).
Revised at 1/2500.
Visited by OS (WDJ) 7 September 1970
This cairn is situated on the crest of Craigencroy 320m SSE of West Ringuinea farmhouse. It measures at least 14.5m in diameter, but the NE half has been entirely removed; the surviving half is about 7.7m broad and 1.7m high. The cairn is crossed from NW to SE by a field-dyke.
Name Book; RCAHMS 1912; RCAHMS 1985, visited (SH) August 1984.
Note (22 November 2021)
The location, classification and period of this site have been reviewed and changed from CAIRN (PERIOD UNASSIGNED).
