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Corwall
Cairn (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Corwall
Classification Cairn (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 62127
Site Number NX24NE 6
NGR NX 2920 4953
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/62127
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Mochrum
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Wigtown
- Former County Wigtownshire
NX24NE 6 2920 4953.
(NX 2920 4953) Cairn (NR)
OS 6" map (1957)
No cairn could be identified at this site by the RCAHMS in 1911.
RCAHMS 1912, visited 1911
M'Kerlie mentions that a cairn on the hill at this farm had been recently opened and a cist containing pieces of bone etc found; it is possible that it was being removed at that time.
P H M'Kerlie 1877
A much robbed cairn, mostly turf covered, at the top of a gentle rise in undulating ground. It measures 12.5m N-S, 12.0m E-W and is 0.5m high, with a small marker cairn in the N quadrant. Several large stones set in the edge of the NW quadrant appear to be the remains of a kerb. No trace of the cist could be found.
Resurveyed at 1:2500.
Visited by OS (TRG) 30 June 1976
