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Whitestanes Moor
Cairnfield (Prehistoric), Enclosure(S) (Prehistoric)
Site Name Whitestanes Moor
Classification Cairnfield (Prehistoric), Enclosure(S) (Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 65763
Site Number NX98NE 16
NGR NX 9655 8805
NGR Description Centred NX 9655 8805
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/65763
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Kirkmahoe
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Nithsdale
- Former County Dumfries-shire
NX98NE 16 centred 9655 8805
See also NX98NE 5.
(Centred approx NX 965 878) A group of ten circular or rectangular mounds or enclosures seen, some 300 yards south of the 'Tumuli' published at NX 966 881, by Scott-Elliott and McLean in 1958, perhaps form part of the cairnfield of some 100 structures since excavated in part by Scott-Elliott (see NX98NE 5).
M R Dobie 1959
Centred NX 9655 8805. A group of about 28 "cairns" is situated 200.0m south-west of the cairnfield on Whitestanes Moor (NX98NE 5). It lies on a gentle south-facing slope at 800 feet OD and covers an area of about three hectares.
The cairns are similar in their size and distribution to those on Whitestanes. There are also three small enclosures within the group; two are oval, measuring 5.0m by 4.0m, and resemble the sub-circular enclosures at (NX98NE 5) while the third is trapezoidal and measures approximately 6.5m by 2.5m. There are no signs of field systems and no evidence to suggest that these cairns are sepulchral.
Surveyed at 1:10 000 (for AO records).
Visited by OS (BS) 11 August 1977
For discussion on the period and purpose of this type of monument, see NT05SE 3.
(Undated) information in NMRS.
