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Carlock Cairn
Burial Cairn (Prehistoric)
Site Name Carlock Cairn
Classification Burial Cairn (Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 60852
Site Number NX07NE 1
NGR NX 08573 77233
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/60852
- Council South Ayrshire
- Parish Ballantrae (Kyle And Carrick)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Kyle And Carrick
- Former County Ayrshire
NX07NE 1 0856 7723.
(NX 0856 7723) Carlock Cairn (NR) (Remains of)
OS 6" map (1957)
The slight remains of a round cairn of loose stone circa 20 yds in diameter situated on the highest point of Carlock or Caerlock Hill, and trisected by dykes built from its material in the 19th century. During the robbing (J Smith 1895) human bones of enormous size (Name Book 1856) were found. Only a slight bank remains on the south and east, while on the west a vague outline is visible, but there is nothing left on the north.
Visited by OS (JD) 1 November 1955
The remains of this cairn are as described by the previous authorities.
Surveyed at 1:10 000.
Visited by OS (JP) 19 May 1976
Field Visit (May 1981)
Carlock Hill NX 085 772 NX07NE 1
Little remains of a cairn about 16m in diameter which occupies the summit of Carlock Hill; in the 19th century human bones were found in it.
RCAHMS 1981, visited May 1981
(Name Book, Ayr, No. 8, p. 28; Smith 1895, 223)
