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Cairnerzean

Cairn (Prehistoric)

Site Name Cairnerzean

Classification Cairn (Prehistoric)

Alternative Name(s) Lingdowey Burn, Lingdowey Cairn, Cairnerzean Fell

Canmore ID 61519

Site Number NX16NW 6

NGR NX 14417 66503

NGR Description Centre

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Dumfries And Galloway
  • Parish Inch
  • Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
  • Former District Wigtown
  • Former County Wigtownshire

Archaeology Notes

NX16NW 6 1441 6649

(NX 1442 6651) Lingdowey Cairn (NR)

OS 6" map (1957).

See also NX16NW 1 and NX16NW 7.

(See also NX16NW 7) A cairn about 75' in diameter and 10' high considerably robbed but apparently intact at the centre.

RCAHMS 1912, visited 1911; R W Feachem 1963.

This cairn is as described above. The name is not known locally.

Surveyed at 1:10000.

Visited by OS (JP), 29 April 1976.

(NX 1441 6649) Cairn (NR)

OS 1:10000 map (1977).

This cairn, one of the Lingdowey Cairns, is situated on a low spur on the N side of the Lingdowey Burn, about 830m ESE of the summit of Cairnerzean Fell. It measures 25m in diameter and, although considerable quantities of stone have been removed, still stand 3.8m in maximum height.

RCAHMS 1987, visited (SH) 11 May 1985.

Activities

Desk Based Assessment (November 2010 - July 2015)

CFA Archaeology Ltd undertook an assessment of the potential effects of the proposed Glen App Windfarm (the Development) on cultural heritage.

All historic environmental features within the development area were identified and the nature of effects on these features discussed.

Funder: Land Use Consultants Ltd

CFA Archaeology Ltd

Note (26 November 2021)

The location, classification and period of this site have been reviewed and changed from CAIRN (PERIOD UNASSIGNED).

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