Craigneil
Cairn (Prehistoric)
Site Name Craigneil
Classification Cairn (Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 61993
Site Number NX18NW 7
NGR NX 14615 85484
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/61993
- Council South Ayrshire
- Parish Colmonell
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Kyle And Carrick
- Former County Ayrshire
NX18NW 7 1461 8548.
(NX 1461 8548) Craigneil Cairn (NR)
OS 6" map (1958)
The site of an almost ploughed out cairn described in 1855, in which year it was first ploughed, as being a circular heap of loose stones and earth about 28m in diameter (Name Book 1855).
Visited by OS (JD) 28 October 1955
All that now remains is a slight swelling, 14m in diameter and 0.2m high, with only a few stones visible on its grass covered surface. This cairn, situated in a pasture field, remains as a low flat topped grassy mound measuring 25.0m in overall diameter and 0.4m in maximum height.
Revised at 1:2500.
Visited by OS (BS) 8 January 1976
Field Visit (July 1981)
Craigneil NX 146 854 NX18NW 7
This cairn, which is situated on the river terrace 300m NE of Craigneil farmhouse, has been reduced to a mound measuring about 20m in diameter and 0.4m in height.
RCAHMS 1981, visited July 1981
(Name Book, Ayr, No. 13, p. 44)
