Craigbirnoch
Burial Cairn (Prehistoric)
Site Name Craigbirnoch
Classification Burial Cairn (Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 61421
Site Number NX16NE 66
NGR NX 17813 68849
NGR Description Centre
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/61421
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish New Luce
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Wigtown
- Former County Wigtownshire
NX16NE 66 1780 6884.
A cairn stands on a terrace on the slope below the public road between New Luce and Barrhill, 320m ESE of its junction with the track leading to Craigbirnoch. Apart from some minor quarrying on its top, the cairn appears to be intact, measuring 15m in diameter by 1.4m in height.
RCAHMS 1987, visited (SH) 6 April 1986.
Note (4 March 2022)
The location, classification and period of this site have been reviewed and changed from CAIRN (PERIOD UNASSIGNED).
