Beoch Hill
Cairn (Prehistoric)
Site Name Beoch Hill
Classification Cairn (Prehistoric)
Alternative Name(s) Beoch
Canmore ID 60701
Site Number NX06NE 6
NGR NX 09329 66546
NGR Description Centre
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/60701
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Inch
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Wigtown
- Former County Wigtownshire
NX06NE 6 0933 6654.
This cairn, which was first noted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map, is situated 210m WNW of the sheepfold on the crest of Beoch Hill. It measures about 7m in diameter by 0.6 in height, but a large pit has been dug into its centre.
RCAHMS 1987, visited (SH) 6 May 1986.
OS 6-inch map, Wigtownshire, 1st ed. (1849), sheet 10.
Note (7 February 2022)
The location, classification and period of this site have been reviewed and changed from CAIRN (PERIOD UNASSIGNED).
