Cairn Buy, Garheugh
Burial Cairn (Period Unassigned), Cairn (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Cairn Buy, Garheugh
Classification Burial Cairn (Period Unassigned), Cairn (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 62202
Site Number NX25SE 12
NGR NX 2683 5094
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/62202
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Mochrum
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Wigtown
- Former County Wigtownshire
NX25SE 12 2683 5094.
(NX 2684 5094) Cairn Buy (NR).
OS 6" map (1957)
Cairn Buy, which is in a good state of preservation, measures 43' N-S by 45' E-W and is 9' high. Its name probably comes from the tufts of yellow moss growing between the stones (RCAHMS 1912, visited 1911). M'Kerlie records a "Norseman's grave" in this cairn.
P H M'Kerlie 1877
NX 2683 5094 A cairn generally as described above.
Surveyed at 1:10 000.
Visited by OS (BS) 30 June 1976
Field Visit (1 April 2008 - 1 April 2011)
SRP field reconnaissance and mapping
Srp Note (4 July 2011)
The cairn is largely as described in 1976 and is in good condition.
