Gowk Nest Wood
Cairn (Prehistoric)(Possible)
Site Name Gowk Nest Wood
Classification Cairn (Prehistoric)(Possible)
Alternative Name(s) Little Larg
Canmore ID 61375
Site Number NX16NE 24
NGR NX 16307 65225
NGR Description Centre
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/61375
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Inch
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Wigtown
- Former County Wigtownshire
NX16NE 24 1630 6523.
A probable robbed cairn is situated on a low rise in a field of rough pasture at the head of Gowk Nest Wood. It measures about 11.5m in diameter but has been reduced to a flat-topped mound 0.6m in maximum height.
RCAHMS 1987, visited (SH) 8 April 1986.
Note (8 March 2022)
The location, classification and period of this site have been reviewed and changed from CAIRN (PERIOD UNASSIGNED).
