Benlaight Cairn
Cairn (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Benlaight Cairn
Classification Cairn (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 62412
Site Number NX26SW 17
NGR NX 2124 6078
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/62412
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish New Luce
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Wigtown
- Former County Wigtownshire
NX26SW 17 2124 6078.
(NX 2124 6078) Benlaight Cairn (NR)
OS 6" map (1957)
The remains of "Benlaight Cairn", now reduced almost to ground level, measure from 61' to 64' in diameter. No cist is visible, but it has probably been exposed and removed.
RCAHMS 1912, visited 1911
A much-robbed cairn situated on a small natural eminence in undulating ground. It measures 22.5m N-S, 22.0m E-W and up to 1.5m high. Name not confirmed.
Resurveyed at 1:2500.
Visited by OS (TRG) 2 July 1977
(NX 2124 6078) Cairn (NR)
OS 1:10000 map (1978)
