Moss Hill Plantation (Cairn(s)) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Moss Hill Plantation (Cairn(s)) by stolinskie

The tree marked for the chop in 2009 is down. Cairn with excavation gash is visible.

Image credit: stolinskie

stolinskie Mar 19, 2025

Image of Moss Hill Plantation (Cairn(s)) by drewbhoy

A tree marked for the chop, no it marks the outer edge of the cairn.

Image credit: drew/amj

drewbhoy Dec 1, 2009

Image of Moss Hill Plantation (Cairn(s)) by drewbhoy

Looking south west towards a heavy snow shower.

Image credit: drew/amj

drewbhoy Dec 1, 2009

Image of Moss Hill Plantation (Cairn(s)) by drewbhoy

Note the pheasant prison in the background!

Image credit: drew/amj

drewbhoy Dec 1, 2009

Articles

Moss Hill Plantation

Cairn(s)

stolinskie Mar 19, 2025

Found this cairn quite easily following a mossy track off from the main way at the Foulford bridge. This is the closest one to the bridge. The pheasant prison is gone! Just the foundations remain. The cairn will outlast us all.

Moss Hill Plantation

Cairn(s)

drewbhoy Dec 1, 2009

Follow as for Foulford Bridge and follow the North East track keeping an eye for the now defunct pheasant prison, this badly robbed Bronze Age cairn, next to the unused prison, is almost destroyed on it’s western flank with only a scattering of small stones. What’s left on the eastern side rises to 2 meters tall being a 11 meters in width. Even here there has been a trench dug out.

Visited 30/11/09.

Moss Hill Plantation

Cairn(s)

drewbhoy Dec 1, 2009

RCAHMS

Details of destruction and other parts of the Bin Hill.

Sites within 20km of Moss Hill Plantation

Chalmers Slack

Cairn(s) • 0.24km WSW

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Foulford Bridge

Cairn(s) • 0.25km NNW

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2

1
Davie’s Castle

Hillfort • 1.15km ESE

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3

1
Ha’ Hillock

Artificial Mound • 3.03km ESE

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2
Deskford ritual centre

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3.27km E

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1
Green Castle

Cliff Fort • 3.42km NNW

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1

1
Bow Fiddle Rock

Natural Rock Feature • 3.44km N

5

1
Tronach Point

Cliff Fort • 3.63km NW

8

1

1
Tarrieclerack

Long Cairn • 4.74km WSW

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3
Crathie Point

Cliff Fort • 5.8km ENE

5

1

1
Sandend

Cairn(s) • 6.69km ENE

2

3
King’s Cairn

Cairn(s) • 7.64km SW

6

1
Durn Hill

Hillfort • 7.92km E

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3

1
Hillside

Round Cairn • 8.11km E

4

1
Meikle Hill

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.32km WSW

6

2
Tor Sliasg

Cairn(s) • 10.03km SW

10

1
Cloven Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 10.72km SE

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2
White Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 10.87km SE

5

1
Knock Hill

Sacred Hill • 11.15km SE

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2
Upper Auchenreath

Cairn(s) • 11.36km WSW

4

1
Whitehill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.76km SE

4

1
Knock Hill

Stone Circle • 11.91km SE

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2

2
Oakenknowes

Cairn(s) • 12.04km SE

7

2
St Brandan’s Stanes

Stone Circle • 12.17km E

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3
Cowiemuir

Cairn(s) • 12.46km WSW

2

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1
King’s Chair

Natural Rock Feature • 13.35km ESE

3

1
Thorax

Stone Circle • 13.71km ESE

5

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Battlefield

Cup Marked Stone • 14.02km ESE

3

1
Wether Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.03km ESE

1

1

1
Boghead

Cairn(s) • 14.66km WSW

6

1
Killiesmont

Cup Marked Stone • 14.86km SW

2
Monk’s Cairn

Cairn(s) • 15.3km SSE

7

2
Browlands

Stone Circle • 15.36km WSW

11

1

1
Conjure Cairn

Cairn(s) • 15.41km SE

7

2

1
Kemps Cairn

Cist • 15.64km SE

3

2
Hill Of Cairns 2

Cairn(s) • 16.6km SE

4

1
Mill Of Boyndie

Souterrain • 16.82km E

10
Hill Of Cairns

Cairn(s) • 16.87km ESE

3

1
Cairn Of Beith

Cairn(s) • 17.36km SE

10

1
Rothiemay

Stone Circle • 17.61km SE

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5

2
Colleonard

Stone Circle • 17.79km E

5

1

1
White Cow

Natural Rock Feature • 17.87km ESE

2

1

2
Hill Of Alvah

Cairn(s) • 17.96km E

2

1

1
St Marnan’s Chair

Standing Stones • 18.35km ESE

20

4
Cleanhill

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.5km ESE

7

1
Lusy Law

Cairn(s) • 18.59km E

9

2
Bellman’s Wood

Stone Circle • 18.59km ESE

6

1

1
Stirling Cairn

Long Cairn • 18.67km E

5

1

1
Tam’s Chamber

Artificial Mound • 18.7km E

6

2
Avochie Stone

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 18.95km SE

14

1

1
Corskellie

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 18.99km SE

10

1

3
Binn Hill

Cairn(s) • 19.07km WSW

4

2
North Whiteley B

Cairn(s) • 19.08km SSW

4

1
Avochie

Cup Marked Stone • 19.14km SE

3

1
Avochie South 3

Cup Marked Stone • 19.27km SE

5

1
North Whiteley A

Cairn(s) • 19.28km SSW

3

1
Avochie South 2

Cup Marked Stone • 19.35km SE

3

1
Avochie South 1

Cup Marked Stone • 19.37km SE

7

1
Hill Of Avochie

Cup Marked Stone • 19.41km SE

7

1
Marnoch Lodge

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.5km ESE

8

1
Cairds Hill

Cairn(s) • 19.52km SSW

3

1
Wallfield

Artificial Mound • 19.74km WSW

9

1

1
Edintore

Cairn(s) • 19.74km SSW

2

1