Cairntosh Hill
Bank (Earthwork) (Medieval) - (Post Medieval), Cairnfield (Medieval) - (Post Medieval), Platform (Period Unknown), Rig And Furrow (Medieval) - (Post Medieval)
Site Name Cairntosh Hill
Classification Bank (Earthwork) (Medieval) - (Post Medieval), Cairnfield (Medieval) - (Post Medieval), Platform (Period Unknown), Rig And Furrow (Medieval) - (Post Medieval)
Canmore ID 69112
Site Number NX65NW 41.03
NGR NX 6323 5788
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/69112
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Girthon
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Stewartry
- Former County Kirkcudbrightshire
Field Visit (31 May 1990)
NX65NW 41.3 6323 5788.
A discontinuous stony bank measuring about 1.5m thick and up to 0.4m in height describes a crude oval within which there is rig measuring from 2.5m to 4m between furrows and cairns measuring from 2m to 5m in diameter and up to 0.5m in height. Within the area of the bank is a platform (NX 6323 5788) measuring 6.2m from E to W by at least 3.6m transversely and 0.25m on the highest S side. The W, S and E sides have been built of boulders and there is no N side. It has been partially obscured by clearance.
Visited by RCAHMS (DCC) 31 May 1990.
