Cairnerzean
Cairn(S) (Prehistoric)
Site Name Cairnerzean
Classification Cairn(S) (Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 61507
Site Number NX16NW 49
NGR NX 14990 67476
NGR Description Centre
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/61507
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Inch
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Wigtown
- Former County Wigtownshire
NX16NW 49 1499 6748 and 1498 6747.
There are two robbed cairns on a terrace on the S side of a rocky knoll overlooking the public road 300m E of Cairnerzean farmhouse. The larger measures 15m in diameter but its centre has been entirely removed leaving a rim between 0.3m a nd 0.5m high internally. On the SE, however, the ground falls away gently and the edge of the cairn forms a stony scarp up to 1.6m high. The other, which lies 9m WSW, measures about 10m in diameter and still stands to a height of 0.6m on the N.
RCAHMS 1987, visited (SH) 3 December 1985.
Note (25 January 2022)
The location, classification and period of this site have been reviewed and changed from CAIRN(S) (PERIOD UNASSIGNED).