Turnhouse Hill Cairn

Cairn(s)
NT21276266

Nearest town:

Penicuik (2km ESE)

OS reference:

NT21276266

OS sheet:

66

Latitude:

55° 51' 2.17 N

Longitude:

3° 15' 27.58 W

Added to TMA by

GLADMAN

Images (3)
Miscellaneous (1)

Images

Image of Turnhouse Hill Cairn (Cairn) by thelonious

28/01/2017 – Cairn on Turnhouse Hill. Not much to see.

thelonious Jan 30, 2017

Image of Turnhouse Hill Cairn (Cairn) by GLADMAN

Looking from Carnethy Hill..... Castlelaw looms beyond.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Dec 8, 2012

Image of Turnhouse Hill Cairn (Cairn) by GLADMAN

Turnhouse Hill ascending Carnethy Hill from the south..... the summit is crowned by a cairn – albeit much smaller than Carnethy Hill’s example – the high ground to SE by a hillfort.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Dec 8, 2012

Articles

Turnhouse Hill Cairn

Cairn(s)

GLADMAN Dec 8, 2012

Wonderfully sited at the summit of Turnhouse Hill, to the north-east of Carnethy Hill’s massive example, Canmore gives the dimensions of this cairn as c12.7m in diameter, rising to a height of c0.4m with ‘a clearly-defined internal robbing-scar on the SW’ [R Mowat and D R Easton, 13 November 1993].

Sites within 20km of Turnhouse Hill Cairn

Turnhouse Hill

Hillfort • 0.6km ESE

1
Carnethy Hill

Cairn(s) • 1.16km SW

24

2

1
Castlelaw Souterrain

Souterrain • 1.98km ENE

19

2
Castlelaw Fort

Hillfort • 2.18km NE

23

1
Glencorse

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 3.42km ENE

4

3

2
Camp Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3.62km SW

3

1

1
Caerketton Hill

Cairn(s) • 4.3km NE

7

4

1
Hillend

Hillfort • 4.8km NE

16

3
The Gowk Stane

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.14km S

9

2

2
St. Matthew’s Well

Sacred Well • 6.01km ENE

2

1
The Caiy Stane

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.39km NNE

10

5

1
Roslin Glen

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 6.47km ENE

2

2

3

1
Gorton House

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 6.75km ENE

11

5
Galachlaw Cairn

Cairn(s) • 6.92km NE

8

1

3
The Buck Stane

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.42km NNE

5

4

1
Wester Craiglockhart Hill

Hillfort • 7.56km N

2
Braid Hills (site of)

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 7.91km NNE

2
Ravelrig

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.13km W

1
St. Catherine’s Well

Sacred Well • 8.16km NE

2

4
Newhouse Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.26km WNW

3

1
Harlaw Muir

Long Cairn • 8.72km SSW

3

1
Dalmahoy Hill

Hillfort • 8.82km W

3

3
Blackford Hill

Carving • 8.89km NNE

19

6
Kaimes Hill

Hillfort • 9km W

1

2

2
Blackford Hill fort

Hillfort • 9km NNE

2
The Bore Stane

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.4km NNE

7

1

3
East Cairn Hill

Cairn(s) • 9.61km WSW

5

1

1
Old Deepsykehead Enclosed Cremation Cemeteries

Enclosure • 9.79km SSW

5

1
Parkburn Cist Cemetery

Cist • 9.82km ENE

4

3
The Cat Stane, Inch

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.01km NE

2

3

1
Penny Well

Sacred Well • 10.32km NNE

2

2
Ravenswood Avenue Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.36km NE

3

2

1
Lamancha

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 10.52km S

4

1
Tormain Hill

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 10.84km WNW

27

2

5

1
Gogar Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.95km WNW

12

2

1
West Cairn Hill

Cairn(s) • 11.34km WSW

4

1

1
Corstorphine Hill

Cup Marked Stone • 11.45km NNW

13

1

7

1
Edinburgh Castle

Hillfort • 11.48km NNE

5

3
Wells O’ Wearie

Sacred Well • 11.48km NE

3

1

2
Samson’s Ribs

Hillfort • 11.59km NE

7

1
Platt Hill

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.65km WNW

2
Arthur’s Seat and Crow Hill fort

Hillfort • 11.9km NE

10

2

1
Duddingston Loch

Crannog • 12.07km NE

6

2
St. Vining’s Well

Sacred Well • 12.1km NNE

1
Niddrie Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.11km NE

2

3

1
Delf Well

Sacred Well • 12.17km NE

4

2
Cultivation Terraces

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.17km NE

2

1
The Dasses

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.25km NNE

2

2
St. Margaret’s Well

Sacred Well • 12.46km NNE

7

5
St. David’s Well

Sacred Well • 12.46km NNE

2
Dunsapie

Hillfort • 12.54km NE

12

1

1
St. Anthony’s Well

Sacred Well • 12.56km NNE

3

1
Cammo Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.6km NW

9

1

1

1
West Linton Cist Cemetery

Burial Chamber • 12.96km SW

2

2

1
The Cat Stane (Edinburgh)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.29km WNW

1

1
Hully Hill Monument

Artificial Mound • 13.35km WNW

49

15

3
St. Triduana’s Wellhouse

Sacred Well • 13.66km NE

5

3
Wether Law

Cairn(s) • 14.38km S

4

1

1
Jeffries Corse

Cairn(s) • 14.78km SE

4

1
Dundreich

Cairn(s) • 14.89km SE

3

1
Sowburn Rig Small Cairn Cemetery

Cairn(s) • 15.08km E

4

1
Wright’s Houses Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.21km E

5

2

1
Westfield Cursus

Cursus • 16.02km ENE
Crosswood

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 16.13km WSW

6

1

1
North Muir

Cairn(s) • 16.28km SW

22

3
Whiteside Hill

Hillfort • 17.12km SSW

9

1
Earl Cairnie

Cairn(s) • 17.33km NW

4
Crichton Souterrain

Souterrain • 18.68km E

21

1

2

1
Dechmont Law

Hillfort • 19.2km W

1
Meldon Burn

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.73km SSE

8

1
White Meldon Fort and Cairn

Hillfort • 19.84km SSE

15

1

1