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Locharbriggs
Cairn (Period Unassigned), Standing Stone(S) (Prehistoric)
Site Name Locharbriggs
Classification Cairn (Period Unassigned), Standing Stone(S) (Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 65822
Site Number NX98SE 18
NGR NX 99 80
NGR Description NX c. 99 80
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/65822
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Dumfries
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Nithsdale
- Former County Dumfries-shire
NX98SE 18 c. 99 80.
A cairn about 130 feet in circumference and 6 feet high and containing a short cist in which was the skull of a cat or dog was opened by Johnstone in June 1827.
It stood on Mr Ellison's farm, lying west of but near to the village of Locharbrigg's "One or two" burnt bodies, covered by freestone slabs, were found on a line eastward of the cairn.
Near, and to the NE and NW of the cairn are two large whinstone blocks 180 feet apart, each having a natural hollow of about a quart capacity. A third stone now hidden by quarry rubbish stood about 900 feet south of the eastern stone.
T Johnston 1825-7
Unable to locate "Mr Ellison's farm", or the cairn, during enquiries at Locharbriggs.
Visited by OS (WDJ) 24 June 1964.
