Den Wood (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Den Wood (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) by drewbhoy

Kerb on the southern side, NJ8908604581, looking west.

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drewbhoy Mar 27, 2017

Image of Den Wood (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) by drewbhoy

Some of the kerb survives at NJ8908604581.

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drewbhoy Mar 27, 2017

Image of Den Wood (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) by drewbhoy

NJ8901104568, looking north.

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drewbhoy Mar 27, 2017

Image of Den Wood (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) by drewbhoy

The cairn at NJ8901104568.

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drewbhoy Mar 27, 2017

Image of Den Wood (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) by drewbhoy

NJ8902904576, looking east.

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drewbhoy Mar 27, 2017

Image of Den Wood (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) by drewbhoy

The Cairn at NJ8902904576.

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drewbhoy Mar 27, 2017

Image of Den Wood (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) by LesHamilton

The low mound, photographed from near ground level.

Image credit: Les Hamilton

LesHamilton Mar 13, 2017

Image of Den Wood (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) by LesHamilton

A probable cairn amongst the forest debris. Several earthfast stones on the southern perimeter could be remnants of a kerb.

Image credit: Les Hamilton

LesHamilton Mar 13, 2017

Articles

Den Wood

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery

drewbhoy Apr 11, 2017

Following the directions given by Les I found three candidates for the cairn cemetery.

NJ8908604581
This cairn as described by Les is almost 5m wide and about 0.5m tall. Some kerb survives on the site which is the least tree covered. Cairn material also survives poking through the turf.

NJ8901104568
Sadly this cairn has been badly trashed and has misplaced kerbs scattered. Trees cover the site which sits at 4m wide and 0.5m high.

NJ8902904578
In much the same condition as the previous site but the one I feel would do best if excavated.

Visited 17/3/2017.

Den Wood

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery

LesHamilton Mar 13, 2017

Visited: March 13, 2017

Canmore visited this site in late 2002 and reported a scatter of small cairns. But the forest floor here is a dense jumble of debris ranging from twigs to fallen branches and stumps of an earlier generation of trees making it hard to detect anything. Small cairns could easily be missed.

I used the path shown on Canmore’s map as a guide and did discover a likely candidate for a cairn about 7 to 8 metres north of the path. This elevated area was around 4 metres wide, under half a metre tall and surrounded by several earthfast stones to its south and east suggestive of the remnants of a kerb.

Unfortunately, even on ‘Power Search’, my camera was unable to check the GPS coordinates.

A challenge, perhaps, for Drew with his GPS compass!

Sites within 20km of Den Wood

Cults Stone Circle (Site of)

Stone Circle • 1.14km SE

5

2
Moorlands

Cairn(s) • 1.49km WSW

4

1
Cairnlee Cairn

Cairn(s) • 1.9km SSW

17

3

1
Dalmuinzie Farm, Boundary Marker 16

Cup Marked Stone • 2.41km SW

4

1
Blacktop Wood

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 2.71km WSW

4

1
Hilton Farm, Boundary Marker 18

Cup Marked Stone • 2.95km WSW

5

1
Blacktop

Cup Marked Stone • 3.1km WSW

7

1

2
Westfield

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.23km WSW

5

1
Banchory House

Cist • 3.25km ESE

8

1
Tollohill Wood

Cist • 3.67km E

4

1

1
Parknook

Cairn(s) • 3.75km ESE

6

1
Binghill East

Cairn(s) • 4.07km WSW

5

1
Binghill West

Cairn(s) • 4.13km WSW

7

2
Binghill

Stone Circle • 4.17km WSW

18

1

3

1
Brodie Wood

Cairn(s) • 4.39km ESE

11

1
Beans Hill, Boundary Marker 23

Cup Marked Stone • 4.44km WSW

4

1
West Hatton

Long Cairn • 4.6km W

1

1
Crab Stane

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.68km ENE

1
The Langstane (Aberdeen)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.76km ENE

2

2

1
East Brotherfield, Boundary Marker 25

Cup Marked Stone • 4.78km WSW

6

1
Beans Hill

Cup Marked Stone • 4.87km WSW

4

1
Hilton School Langstane

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.96km NE

10

1

2
Kincorth Hill East

Cairn(s) • 4.99km E

7

1
Kincorth Hill

Cairn(s) • 5.35km E

4

1
Blue Hill (Banchory-Devenick)

Cairn(s) • 5.36km ESE

6

1
Brimmond Hill

Cairn(s) • 5.6km WNW

10

1
Westerord Plantation

Cairn(s) • 5.91km W

5

1
Tullos Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.17km E

8

1
Cat Cairn

Cairn(s) • 6.24km E

9

2

1
Tillydrone

Artificial Mound • 6.32km NE

6

1

1
Cat Cairn 2

Kerbed Cairn • 6.33km E

23

5

1
Blaikiewell

Cairn(s) • 6.48km SSW

3

1
Oldman Hill

Cairn(s) • 6.57km SW

5

1
Tulloch Boundary Marker 33

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 6.7km WNW

5

2

1
Barons Cairn

Cairn(s) • 6.74km E

6

1

1
Tullos Hill

Cairn(s) • 6.88km E

8

2

1
Baron’s Cairn 2

Cairn(s) • 6.99km E

10
Tullos Hill (Barrow)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 7.02km E

6

1
Craighead

Stone Circle • 7.2km SE

25

4
Cairnwell Ring Cairn

Stone Circle • 7.25km SE

13

2
Crabs Cairn

Cairn(s) • 7.31km E

10

3

1
South Auchinclech

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.46km W

4

1
Auchlee

Ring Cairn • 7.51km SSE

9

2
Clerkhill Wood

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.54km NNE

5

1
Altries

Ring Cairn • 7.55km SW

6

2
Souterhill

Cairn(s) • 7.65km W

11

2
Auchlee

Stone Circle • 7.67km SSE

12

1

5
Whitestripes

Henge • 7.96km NNE

1
The Shields

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.11km S

5

1
Cloch More

Natural Rock Feature • 8.14km WNW

6

1
Hill of Keir

Enclosure • 8.15km W

17

2
Stranog Hill 2

Cairn(s) • 8.21km SSW

2

1
Standingstones

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.24km SW

4

2
Stranog Hill 1

Cairn(s) • 8.29km SSW

3

1
Aquhorthies

Stone Circle • 8.3km SSE

39

8
Standingstones Kerb Cairn

Kerbed Cairn • 8.32km SW

1

1
Woods Of Cairnie 1

Cairn(s) • 8.54km W

5

1
Old Bourtreebush

Stone Circle • 8.57km SSE

29

3
Woods Of Cairnie 4

Cairn(s) • 8.58km W

5
Woods Of Cairnie 3

Cairn(s) • 8.71km W

5

1
Woods Of Cairnie 2

Cairn(s) • 8.85km W

5

1
Bishop’s Lands

Natural Rock Feature • 8.87km WNW

7

1
Whiteside

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.01km SSW

5

1
Tertowie

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.02km WNW

4

1
Bogton (Drumoak)

Cairn(s) • 9.04km WSW

2

1

1
Springhill

Standing Stones • 9.04km W

12

2
Broad Havens

Cliff Fort • 9.17km ESE

20

1
Tyrebagger

Stone Circle • 9.25km NW

77

3

15
Auchronie

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.28km W

2

1
Hilton of Cairngrassie

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.38km SSE

9

1
Little Clinterty

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.51km WNW

3

1
Benthoul

Cairn(s) • 9.52km WSW

3

1
Harvey’s Cairn

Cairn(s) • 9.58km NW

3

1
Garlogie

Cairn(s) • 9.81km W

5

1
Mundurno

Stone Circle • 9.86km NE

1

1

1
The Gouch Stone (destroyed?)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.94km WNW

1
Easterhill

Cairn(s) • 10.03km WSW

7

1
Garlogie Woods

Cup Marked Stone • 10.05km W

3

1
West Benthoul

Cairn(s) • 10.08km WSW

6

1
The Drum Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 10.36km W

1

3
Goval

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.39km NNW

7

1
Drum Castle

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.44km WSW

4

1
Cullerie

Stone Circle • 10.47km WSW

27

2

10

1
Blue Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.75km NW

5

1

1
The Slacks

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.94km NW

3

1
The Slacks

Cairn(s) • 10.95km NW

14

1
Woodland’s Wood

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.29km NW

6

1
Mimrikin’s Clump

Enclosure • 11.58km NW

5

1
Cairntradlin

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.8km WNW

2

1
Gouk Stone, Kinaldie

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.99km NW

6

1

1

1
Kinellar Kirkyard

Stone Circle • 12.01km WNW

12

2
West Brachmont

Artificial Mound • 12.08km SW

4

1
South Fornet

Stone Circle • 12.49km W

8

1

1
Finnercy

Cairn(s) • 12.5km WSW

7

1
Donald’s Hillock

Cairn(s) • 12.54km NW

5

1
Braedale

Cairn(s) • 12.8km NNW

10

1
Mill of Fintray Cursus/ Multiple Stone Rows / Avan

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 12.93km NW

1
Little Fornet

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.94km W

6

1
Mote Hill

Cairn(s) • 12.99km NW

6

1
Hill Of Boghead

Cairn(s) • 13.12km WNW

6

1
Heather Hill

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.12km W

6

1
Home Farm Of Potterton

Cairn(s) • 13.2km NNE

6

1
Ferneybrae

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.3km WNW

4

1
Temple Stones, Millden

Stone Circle • 13.37km NNE

3

1

1

1
Highland Wood Croft

Cairn(s) • 13.4km NNW

8

1
Clune Wood

Cairn(s) • 13.46km SW

2

1
Clune Hill

Stone Circle • 13.53km SW

29

7
Clune Wood

Cairn(s) • 13.55km SW

10

1
Clune Wood

Ring Cairn • 13.57km SW

6

1
Bairnie Hillock

Cairn(s) • 13.69km NE

9

1
Upper Balfour

Cairn(s) • 13.72km SW

3

1
Upper Balfour 4

Cairn(s) • 13.74km SW

5

1
Monykebbuck

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.74km NNW

6

1

1
Upper Balfour 3

Cairn(s) • 13.8km SW

5

1
Upper Balfour 2

Cairn(s) • 13.85km SW

3

1
Northward

Cairn(s) • 13.85km SW

12

2

1
Chapel of Elrick

Cairn(s) • 13.85km NNW

5

1
Castle Rock of Muchalls

Promontory Fort • 13.91km SSE

3

1
Allochie

Cairn(s) • 14.08km S

4

1
Kirkton Wood

Kerbed Cairn • 14.15km SW

5

1
Midmill

Long Cairn • 14.17km WNW

8

1

2
Larrick

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.24km WNW

5

1
Cantlayhills

Cairn(s) • 14.28km S

14

1
Newton Wood

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.29km WNW

1
Hill of Tuack

Stone Circle • 14.32km WNW

12

1

1
Waterside

Cairn(s) • 14.53km WNW

7

1

1
Hare Cairn

Cairn(s) • 14.58km NNE

5

1
Hillhead Of Suttie

Cairn(s) • 14.62km WNW

5

2
South Leylodge

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.76km W

3

1
Elsick Mounth

Ancient Trackway • 14.77km SW

3

1

2
Leylodge School 2

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.78km W

3

1
Nether Corskie

Stone Circle • 14.93km W

7

2

2
Raedykes

Ring Cairn • 15.1km SSW

44

1

3

1
Kempstone Hill Cairn

Cairn(s) • 15.11km S

4

1
Leylodge School

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.13km W

3

1
South Leylodge

Standing Stones • 15.13km W

18

2
Kempstone Hill

Standing Stones • 15.13km S

16

3
Kintore Golf Club

Burial Chamber • 15.15km WNW

6

1

1
Hare Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 15.27km NNE

4

1
Auquhollie Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.29km SSW

11

2

1
Greenlands

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.3km WNW

4

1

1
Wester Echt

Stone Circle • 15.53km W

11

3

1
The Knock

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.55km W

3

1
Nether Lauchentilly

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.88km W

3

2
Findlayston

Cairn(s) • 15.93km SSW

6

1
Peat Hill

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.97km NW

4

3

1
Ury North Lodge

Cairn(s) • 16.01km S

3

1
Peat Hill

Long Barrow • 16.05km NW

3

1
Houff Of Ury

Kerbed Cairn • 16.07km S

5

1
Upper Broomhill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.46km W

3

1
Orde’s Cairn

Cairn(s) • 16.49km W

3

1
Barmekin Hill

Hillfort • 16.54km W

29

5

1
Cairn-Mon-Earn

Cairn(s) • 16.63km SW

18

3
Lumphanan Hill

Kerbed Cairn • 16.93km W

4

1
Denwood

Artificial Mound • 16.94km WSW

7

1
Crathes Castle

16.98km WSW

2
Fullerton

Stone Circle • 17.07km WNW

12

1

2
Cairnfauld

Stone Circle • 17.12km SW

5

3
Glenton South

Cairn(s) • 17.17km SSW

5

1
Glenton North

Cairn(s) • 17.19km SSW

5

1
Old Kinnernie

Cairn(s) • 17.22km W

5

1
Glenton Hill

Enclosure • 17.27km SSW

4

1
Sunhoney

Stone Circle • 17.38km W

63

1

8

2
Woodbine Cottage

Artificial Mound • 17.62km WSW

7

1
Braeneil

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.69km W

2

1
Balbridie

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.89km WSW

1

1
Clovenstone Farm

Natural Rock Feature • 17.98km WNW

3

2
Camies Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18km WNW

2

3

1
Bardshillock Wood

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.1km WSW

3

1
Crathes Castle Policies

Cairn(s) • 18.18km WSW

7

1
Broomend Cist(s)

Cist • 18.29km WNW

6

1
Broomend 2

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.42km WNW

4

1
Cairnshee Woods

Cairn(s) • 18.43km WSW

5

4
Spurryhillock

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.49km S

1

1
Broomend

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.54km WNW

4

1
Knappach East

Cairn(s) • 18.62km WSW

3

1
Malcolm’s Mount

Cairn(s) • 18.69km S

3

1
John Bells Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.7km W

1

1

1
Broomend of Crichie

Henge • 18.73km WNW

54

1

10

3
The Knappach

Cairn(s) • 18.78km WSW

5

1
Knappach West

Cairn(s) • 18.81km WSW

4

1
Bruce’s Camp

Hillfort • 18.82km WNW

4

2

1
Deil’s Stane

Natural Rock Feature • 18.86km W

6

2
Stoneyhill

Cairn(s) • 19.12km NW

3

1
Midmar Kirk

Stone Circle • 19.13km W

62

1

12

3
Balgorkar

Stone Circle • 19.16km W

32

5
Hillhead Of Maryfield

Cairn(s) • 19.17km WSW

2

1
Fetteresso Forest

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.32km SSW

9

1
North Lodge

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.34km SSW

4

1
Fetteresso

Burial Chamber • 19.49km SSW

1

1
The Sutor’s Mither

Natural Rock Feature • 19.52km SW
Fetteresso Castle

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.54km SSW

5

1
The Hawk Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.54km SSW

2
Langstane o’ Craigearn

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.58km W

9

1

3

1
Loch Of Leys

Crannog • 19.68km WSW

3

1
Wood Of Mergie

Cairn(s) • 19.71km SW

3
Gallow Hill (Stonehaven)

Cairn(s) • 19.84km S

8

1
Woodend of Cluny

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.9km W

6

2
Dunnicaer

Promontory Fort • 19.91km S

12

3

1
Tilquhillie

Stone Circle • 19.96km WSW

8

2

1