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Cairnhouse
Cairn (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Cairnhouse
Classification Cairn (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 63373
Site Number NX45NW 7
NGR NX 4120 5798
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/63373
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Wigtown
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Wigtown
- Former County Wigtownshire
NX45NW 7 4120 5798.
(NX 4120 5798) Cairn (NR)
OS 6" map (1957)
A cairn reduced to an elevation of about 3' and measuring 45' in diameter. There is no indication that the interment has been exposed.
RCAHMS 1912
As described.
Revised at 25".
Visited by OS (RD) 18 August 1970
