Humblecairn

Nearest town:
Ellon (11km SSW)
OS reference:
NJ99773960
OS sheet:
30
Latitude:
57° 26' 48.38 N
Longitude:
2° 0' 13.8 W
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Image of Humblecairn (Cairn(s)) by drewbhoy

Some of my friends on the northern edge of the cairn.

Image credit: drew/amj
drewbhoy
drewbhoy Jun 3, 2011
Image of Humblecairn (Cairn(s)) by drewbhoy

Looking south, the cairn is behind the brown patch.

Image credit: drew/amj
drewbhoy
drewbhoy Jun 3, 2011
Image of Humblecairn (Cairn(s)) by drewbhoy

Looking north, the circular shape in the middle is all that remains.

Image credit: drew/amj
drewbhoy
drewbhoy Jun 3, 2011

Articles

Humblecairn

drewbhoy
drewbhoy Jun 3, 2011

Take the first minor road west after Ardallie, and head in a north westerly direction. The first farm on the eastern side is Humblecairn.

Sadly this cairn will soon vanish probably to be ploughed out. What remains is a 13 meter wide grass, sometimes cow, covered mound standing at 0.2 meters high. Cairn material scatters the ground but the bigger stones mentioned by Canmore have long gone.

At least, on this occasion, I made it before it was totally destroyed.

31/05/2011.

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