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Cairnholy Cairn Cairn(s) Image © Mike Purslow Nearest Town: Gatehouse Of Fleet (9km ENE) OS Ref (GB):     NX5198354134 / Sheet: 83 Latitude: 54° 51' 35.5" N Longitude:     4° 18' 22.71" W Added by CARL Images (3) Miscellaneous (1) Links (1) 0 discussions Start a topic Show  |  Hide Web searches for Cairnholy Cairn Flickr Google Google Images MAGIC The Megalithic Portal Bing Stone Pages Streetmap.co.uk Wikipedia

- Sites within 20 km - - Cairnholy 03 (0.17km N) (0 posts) Cairnholy 01 & 02 (0.3km SW) (8 posts) Cairnholy (0.3km SW) (138 posts) Cairnholy 09 (0.53km WNW) (5 posts) Kirkmuir 3 (0.58km WSW) (1 post) Kirkmuir 1a & 1b (0.6km WSW) (1 post) Kirkmuir 2 (0.6km WSW) (1 post) Cairnholy 04 (0.6km WNW) (1 post) Barholm 3 (0.62km E) (2 posts) Cairnholy 08 (0.68km WNW) (1 post) Kirkmuir 4 (0.68km W) (1 post) Cairnholy 05 (0.77km WNW) (2 posts) Kirkmuir (0.79km WSW) (3 posts) Kirkdale Mains Stone (0.85km WSW) (1 post) Cairnholy 07 (0.85km NW) (0 posts) Cairnholy 06 (0.87km NNW) (1 post) Barholm 1 (0.96km SSW) (1 post) Kirkdale House (0.96km SSW) (2 posts) Cairnholy 10 (0.96km NNW) (0 posts) Bardristane 1 (1.02km ESE) (5 posts) Bardristane 4 (1.11km E) (6 posts) Barholm 2 (1.14km SSE) (1 post) Bardristane 3 (1.19km E) (3 posts) Claughreid (1.88km NNW) (12 posts) High Auchenlarie (2.05km E) (8 posts) Kirkclaugh (2.06km ESE) (1 post) High Auchenlarie (2.09km E) (20 posts) Doon of Carsluith (2.21km W) (8 posts) Cairnharrow (2.36km NE) (11 posts) Kirkclaugh (2.43km ESE) (2 posts) Blackmyre Moor (2.79km WNW) (5 posts) Laggan Farm (2.84km E) (3 posts) Bagbie Stone (3km WNW) (8 posts) Cauldside Burn Cairn (3.1km NNE) (8 posts) Cauldside Burn (3.1km NNE) (12 posts) Bagbie Wall Stone (3.11km WNW) (7 posts) Bagbie Four Poster (3.14km WNW) (10 posts) Bagbie Cairn (3.14km WNW) (15 posts) Cauldside Burn Stone Setting (3.2km NNE) (4 posts) Cauldside Burn Cairn North (3.24km NNE) (4 posts) Upper Newton 4 (3.3km ENE) (0 posts) Cairnharrow (3.34km NE) (18 posts) Cambret Moor (3.36km N) (12 posts) Upper Newton 1 (3.39km ENE) (4 posts) Cambret Moor (3.41km N) (12 posts) Newton Farm Burial Chamber (3.51km E) (12 posts) Newton Farm (3.6km E) (3 posts) Newton Farm (3.63km E) (1 post) Blackmyre Farm (3.65km WNW) (2 posts) Mossyard (3.71km ESE) (21 posts) Mossyard 1 (3.71km ESE) (9 posts) Upper Newton 3 (3.82km ENE) (4 posts) Upper Newton 2 (3.85km ENE) (5 posts) Mossyard 6 (3.87km ESE) (7 posts) Lagganmullan 5 (4.02km ENE) (2 posts) Lagganmullan 7 (4.09km ENE) (2 posts) Lagganmullan 7b (4.09km ENE) (3 posts) Lagganmullan 6 (4.09km ENE) (0 posts) Lagganmullan 7c (4.09km ENE) (2 posts) Lagganmullan 7d (4.09km ENE) (5 posts) Lagganmullan 7a (4.09km ENE) (5 posts) Kirkmabreck (4.12km W) (14 posts) Glenquicken Cist (4.23km NW) (13 posts) Lagganmullan 4 (4.24km ENE) (13 posts) Whiteside (4.25km ENE) (3 posts) Lagganmullan 3 (4.26km ENE) (4 posts) Glenquicken (4.3km NW) (52 posts) Lagganmullan 2 (4.43km ENE) (6 posts) Glenquicken Moor (4.46km NNW) (6 posts) Lagganmullan 10 (4.58km ENE) (3 posts) Lagganmullan 8 (4.58km ENE) (11 posts) Lagganmullan 9 (4.58km ENE) (6 posts) Lagganmullan 1 (4.62km ENE) (0 posts) Lagganmullan House (4.65km ENE) (3 posts) Rutherford's Witnesses (5.4km ENE) (6 posts) White Cairn, Chapelton (6.17km WNW) (4 posts) Rutherford's Well (6.72km ENE) (7 posts) Trusty's Hill (7.13km ENE) (13 posts) Penkiln (7.19km SW) (32 posts) Culscadden (7.44km SW) (8 posts) Harper's Hill (8.31km ENE) (10 posts) Cairn of Knockglass (8.45km WNW) (11 posts) North Balfern HillFort (8.83km WSW) (2 posts) North Balfern (9.11km WSW) (6 posts) Castle Haven (9.38km ESE) (6 posts) Bladnoch (9.65km WSW) (10 posts) Tongue Croft (10.07km E) (18 posts) Broughton Mains (10.51km SW) (21 posts) Cairnhouse E (10.94km W) (5 posts) Claunch (10.98km WSW) (15 posts) Cairnsmore of Fleet (11.29km NNW) (16 posts) Knee of Cairnsmore (11.29km NNW) (9 posts) Cairnhouse W (11.41km W) (7 posts) Auchenhay (11.82km E) (2 posts) Culnoag (12.53km SW) (7 posts) Redbrae (12.84km W) (3 posts) Borgue (12.96km E) (6 posts) High Baltersan (13.01km W) (10 posts) Cunningham (13.64km W) (5 posts) Torhousekie (13.82km W) (81 posts) Torhousekie Stone Row (13.82km W) (22 posts) Arden Fort (13.84km ENE) (7 posts) Ingle Stone (13.96km E) (4 posts) Gallows Outon 1 (13.98km SSW) (4 posts) Billy Marshall's Cave (13.99km NNW) (8 posts) The Doon (Twynholm) (14km ENE) (7 posts) Gallows Outon 2 (14.06km SSW) (4 posts) High Nunton (14.07km E) (5 posts) Clauchendolly (14.09km E) (54 posts) Glengap House (14.11km ENE) (1 post) Torhousekie (14.28km W) (8 posts) Torhousekie Farm (14.28km W) (10 posts) Senwick 1 (14.68km E) (5 posts) Brighouse Standing Stone (14.69km E) (6 posts) Senwick 4 (14.71km E) (8 posts) Lessons (14.74km WNW) (10 posts) Clash (14.77km E) (11 posts) Kirroughtree House E (14.78km WNW) (5 posts) Kirroughtree House W (14.85km WNW) (6 posts) Kirroughtree House (14.91km WNW) (1 post) Culgarie (14.99km WSW) (12 posts) Kirroughtree House N (15.02km WNW) (5 posts) Little Balsmith (15.25km SSW) (5 posts) Newton Stewart Cairn (15.35km WNW) (4 posts) Hole Stone (15.4km W) (13 posts) White Cairn, Crouse (15.43km W) (6 posts) Cairn Hill (Barraer) (15.56km W) (9 posts) Whithorn (15.83km SSW) (2 posts) Boreland (16.73km W) (4 posts) Rispain Camp (16.85km SW) (7 posts) White Cairn, Boreland (17.1km W) (7 posts) Boreland (17.18km W) (4 posts) Steinhead Mote (17.27km S) (4 posts) Big Balcraig (17.29km SW) (7 posts) Grange 2 (17.74km E) (3 posts) Giant's Dike (17.91km ENE) (7 posts) Park of Tongland (17.95km ENE) (9 posts) Grange 3 (18.01km E) (11 posts) Torrs 1 & 2 (18.04km E) (12 posts) Torrs 10 (18.12km E) (2 posts) Grange 1 (18.17km E) (4 posts) Torrs 3 (18.19km E) (12 posts) Drumtroddan Carved Rocks (18.24km WSW) (48 posts) Torrs 3b (18.28km E) (1 post) Torrs 7 (18.32km E) (2 posts) Drumtroddan Standing Stones (18.33km WSW) (37 posts) Boyach (18.36km SSW) (3 posts) Torrs 4 (18.37km E) (8 posts) Cairn Wood (Barskeoch) (18.46km W) (17 posts) Torrs (18.46km E) (8 posts) Isle Head (18.47km S) (0 posts) Knockshinnie (18.49km E) (11 posts) Knockshinnie 2 (18.54km E) (8 posts) Park of Tongland (18.64km ENE) (1 post) Blairbuy 3 (18.65km SW) (6 posts) Drummore (18.66km E) (12 posts) Boreland (18.74km WNW) (16 posts) Drummore Castle (18.74km E) (5 posts) Culdoach (18.82km E) (22 posts) Blackhill Cottage (18.82km E) (5 posts) Blairbuy 5 (18.89km SW) (4 posts) Townhead (19km E) (49 posts) Balmae 35 (19.06km E) (3 posts) High Grange 2 (19.07km E) (0 posts) High Grange 1 (19.13km E) (13 posts) Blairbuy 6 (19.21km SW) (9 posts) Blairbuy - 10 (19.32km SW) (3 posts) Drumwhirn Cairn (19.34km WNW) (5 posts) Blairbuy 4 (19.38km SW) (5 posts) White Loch of Myrton (19.38km SW) (8 posts) Galtway (19.42km E) (5 posts) Blairbuy 1 (19.46km SW) (8 posts) Dunrod (19.47km E) (2 posts) Barclye Rocking Stone (19.5km WNW) (7 posts) Blairbuy 2 (19.51km SW) (5 posts) Galtway 18 (19.53km E) (6 posts) Barclye Cairn (19.55km WNW) (5 posts) High Banks (19.56km E) (46 posts) Milton (19.68km E) (89 posts) Galtway 7 (19.73km E) (2 posts) Loch Head (19.81km WSW) (5 posts) Carlin Stone (19.86km WSW) (8 posts) Galtway 5 (19.87km E) (6 posts) Blairbuy Farm (19.89km SW) (1 post) Barhoise (19.95km W) (9 posts) The Wren's Egg & Nest (19.99km SW) (45 posts) Fell of Barhullion (19.99km SW) (6 posts) - Facilities within 20 km - - Cairnholy Old Farmhouse (Bed & Breakfast: 0.3 km WSW) Newton Farm (Camping Site: 3.6 km E)

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Visible from Cairnholy 2 - across the field to the north east. Large(ish) grass covered mound. Canmore state: The cairn sands on a terrace above the west bank of the Kirkdale burn, 140m ENE of Cairnholy Farm. It measures 145m in diameter and 1.7m in height. The centre has been dug into and its sides clipped by ploughing. 1994 Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by CARL 31st July 2015ce

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Canmore ID 63757 Cairnholy Cairn Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by markj99 4th September 2020ce