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'Sheuchan's Cairn', Highlandman's Rig

Chambered Cairn (Neolithic)

Site Name 'Sheuchan's Cairn', Highlandman's Rig

Classification Chambered Cairn (Neolithic)

Alternative Name(s) Shenchan's Cairn

Canmore ID 68800

Site Number NX38SW 1

NGR NX 3379 8387

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Dumfries And Galloway
  • Parish Minnigaff
  • Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
  • Former District Wigtown
  • Former County Kirkcudbrightshire

Archaeology Notes

NX38SW 1 3379 8387.

(NX 33798387) Shenchan's Cairn (NR) (Mis-spelling)

OS 6" map (1957)

Sheuchan's Cairn (Name Book 1849) is a conspicuous chambered round cairn of the Bargrennan group, composed of small stones, partly grass-covered. It is possible that peat obscures part of the cairn but as it stands it appears to measure 54' in diameter and 7' in maximum height with mutilations on the west and south sides, one of which has probably been a sheep pen. Small hollows have been dug in various parts of the cairn and SW of the centre the chamber has been exposed. It lies SW-NE, the entrance having been from the SW but there is no sign of the passage.

A S Henshall 1972, visited 1962

A chambered cairn as described by the previous authority.

Surveyed at 1:10,000.

Visited by OS (SFS) 15 January 1976.

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