White Cairn
Cairn (Prehistoric)
Site Name White Cairn
Classification Cairn (Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 62561
Site Number NX28SW 5
NGR NX 21893 82449
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/62561
- Council South Ayrshire
- Parish Colmonell
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Kyle And Carrick
- Former County Ayrshire
NX28SW 5 2189 8244.
(NX 2189 8244) Cairn (NR).
OS 6" map (1957)
White Cairn (Name Book 1855) consisting only of stones measures about 25m in diameter and varies in height from 1.0m to 2.5m, accentuated by the height of the rocky knoll on which it stands. It has been considerably robbed and a modern cairn has been built on the north side.
Visited by OS (JLD) 20 October 1955
A cairn, generally as described above.
Surveyed at 1:10 000.
Visited by OS (SFS) 9 January 1976
Field Visit (July 1981)
White Cairn NX 218 824 NX28SW 5
This cairn, which occupies the summit of a rocky knoll 400m WSW of White Cairn cottage, measures 25m in diameter and 2m in height.
Rcahms 1981, visited July 1981
(Name Book, Ayr, No. 14, p. 67; Smith 1895, 218)
