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Corwall E
Date Added: 30th Oct 2023
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 24th Jul 2023. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Corwall E submitted by markj99 on 25th Jul 2023. Corwall E Cairn viewed from the south.
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Log Text: An old farm track winds up from the coastal road, A747 to Port William, at Chapel Finian. There is a large grassy car park at NX 2794 4876, on the right of the A747. Walk NE along the road for c. 175 yards to reach a wooden gate on your right, c. 40 yards SE of Chapel Finian, at NX 2786 4887. A vague farm track starts here. The track is overgrown at first but clears into a wide grassy track as it nears Corwall Farm. Two cairns can be accessed from this track. After c. 1 mile there is a gateway into open moor at NX 2855 4915. Corwall S Cairn is c. 270 yards ESE of this location. Retrace your steps WNW to return to the track. Continue N through semi-derelict Corwall Farm to reach a gateway at NX 2897 4946, just before a ruined cottage on your right. Corwall E Cairn is c. 275 yards ENE from here in a grassy field. There is a marker cairn on the cairn to guide you to it. My route can be viewed on Corwall Cairns.
Corwall S
Date Added: 30th Oct 2023
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 24th Jul 2023. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Corwall S submitted by markj99 on 25th Jul 2023. Corwall S Cairn viewed from east.
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Log Text: An old farm track winds up from the coastal road, A747 to Port William, at Chapel Finian. There is a large grassy car park at NX 2794 4876, on the right of the A747. Walk NE along the road for c. 175 yards to reach a wooden gate on your right, c. 40 yards SE of Chapel Finian, at NX 2786 4887. A vague farm track starts here. The track is overgrown at first but clears into a wide grassy track as it nears Corwall Farm. Two cairns can be accessed from this track. After c. 1 mile there is a gateway into open moor at NX 2855 4915. Corwall S Cairn is c. 270 yards ESE of this location. Retrace your steps WNW to return to the track. Continue N through semi-derelict Corwall Farm to reach a gateway at NX 2897 4946, just before a ruined cottage on your right. Corwall E Cairn is c. 275 yards ENE from here in a grassy field. There is a marker cairn on the cairn to guide you to it. My route can be viewed on Corwall Cairns.
Cairnsmore of Fleet
Date Added: 4th Nov 2023
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 9th Jul 2023. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 2
Cairnsmore of Fleet submitted by markj99 on 13th Jul 2023. Cairnsmore of Fleet Summit Cairn viewed from the east.
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Log Text: Travel E along the A75 for c. 3 miles from the roundabout at Newton Stewart. to reach the Kirroughtree /Palnure junction. Continue E for c. 0.4 mile to an unsigned left turn. Follow this narrow lane for c. 0.4 mile to reach Cairnsmore Estate. Bear left for c. 0.2 miles to a right turn into Graddoch Bridge Parking Lane. Walk to the end of the lane, turn right and follow the signs for Cairnmore of Fleet. The walk is a 10 mile ascent and descent of Cairnsmore of Fleet taking in three cairns. My route is viewable on Cairnsmore of Fleet Cairns.
Green Island (Milton Loch)
Date Added: 18th Dec 2023
Site Type: Misc. Earthwork
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Jun 2023. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Green Island (Milton Loch) submitted by markj99 on 28th Jun 2023. E Flank of Green Island (Milton Loch) Earthwork.
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Log Text: Directions: Take the Park of Brandedleys turn off the A75 on the SW edge of Crocketford. Follow the road for c. 0.8 mile to Auchengibbert Farm. Bear left to Kirkgungeon for c. 0.2 mile to a passing place on the left. Park up and follow a vague path along the margin of the field to the W bank of Milton Loch. My route is viewable on Milton Loch Crannogs.
Knee of Cairnsmore
Date Added: 4th Nov 2023
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 9th Jul 2023. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 2
Knee of Cairnsmore submitted by markj99 on 13th Jul 2023. Centre of Knee of Cairnsmore Cairn viewed from W.
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Log Text: Travel E along the A75 for c. 3 miles from the roundabout at Newton Stewart. to reach the Kirroughtree /Palnure junction. Continue E for c. 0.4 mile to an unsigned left turn. Follow this narrow lane for c. 0.4 mile to reach Cairnsmore Estate. Bear left for c. 0.2 miles to a right turn into Graddoch Bridge Parking Lane. Walk to the end of the lane, turn right and follow the signs for Cairnmore of Fleet. The walk is a 10 mile ascent and descent of Cairnsmore of Fleet taking in three cairns. My route is viewable on Cairnsmore of Fleet Cairns.
White Loch of Myrton
Date Added: 3rd Nov 2023
Site Type: Crannog
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 16th Jul 2023. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 4
White Loch of Myrton submitted by markj99 on 18th Jul 2023. White Loch of Myrton Crannog viewed from west.
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Log Text: Take the A747 Port William turn off the A75 at Glenluce. Take the first exit to Wigtown off the small roundabout in the centre of Port William. Follow the B7085 for 0.8 miles to reach an unsigned sharp right turn towards Monreith. Follow the lane for c. 0.2 miles to the gates of Monreith Estate. It is possible to park at the estate gate. A muddy track is followed for c. 0.4 mile past the private road to Monreith House to a Y-junction. Take the right turn for c. 400 yards to reach a path heading N into the wood surrounding the loch. Follow the winding path for c. 200 yards to the crannog in the SE corner of White Loch of Myrton. If you want to see the crannog from the W, return to the Y-junction, take the left path for c. 400 yards. My route is viewable on White Loch of Myrton.
Milton Loch Central
Date Added: 12th Nov 2023
Site Type: Crannog
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Jun 2023. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 3
Milton Loch Central submitted by markj99 on 26th Jun 2023. Milton Loch Central Crannog (left background) viewed from NW.
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Log Text: Directions to Green Island, Milton Loch: Take the Park of Brandedleys turn off the A75 on the SW edge of Crocketford. Follow the road for c. 0.8 mile to Auchengibbert Farm. Bear left to Kirkgunzeon for c. 0.2 mile to a passing place on the left. Park up and follow a vague path along the margin of the field to the W bank of Milton Loch. My route is viewable on Milton Loch Crannogs.
Milton Loch NW
Date Added: 12th Nov 2023
Site Type: Crannog
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Jun 2023. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 3
Milton Loch NW submitted by markj99 on 26th Jun 2023. Milton Loch NW Crannog viewed from NNE.
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Log Text: Directions to Green Island, Milton Loch: Take the Park of Brandedleys turn off the A75 on the SW edge of Crocketford. Follow the road for c. 0.8 mile to Auchengibbert Farm. Bear left to Kirkgunzeon for c. 0.2 mile to a passing place on the left. Park up and follow a vague path along the margin of the field to the W bank of Milton Loch. My route is viewable on Milton Loch Crannogs.
Loch Heron
Date Added: 24th Nov 2023
Site Type: Crannog
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 12th May 2023. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 5
Loch Heron submitted by markj99 on 13th May 2023. Loch Heron NW Crannog viewed from W.
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Log Text: Directions to Loch Heron Crannog: Take the North Street turn (signed for Whitecairn Farm Caravan Park) off Main Street in Glenluce. Follow this narrow road for c. 7 miles to reach a minor crossroads at Three Lochs Holiday Park. Take the right turn opposite the holiday park entrance onto a single track road. Follow the road for c. 0.25 mile to a lay-by on the right. The crannog can be viewed from here.
Cults Loch
Date Added: 15th Nov 2023
Site Type: Crannog
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 15th May 2023. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Cults Loch submitted by markj99 on 16th May 2023. Cults Loch Central Crannog viewed from N.
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Log Text: Directions to Cults Loch Crannogs: Take the New Luce turn off the A75 at the petrol station on the SE edge of Castle Kennedy. After c. 0.5 mile take the right turn signed for Nivens Yard. Follow this potholed gravel track for c. 75 yards to a gate on the left. There is room to park at the gate. Walk E through the gate for c. 350 yards to reach a gate into a field on the left. Follow a track NE towards Cults Loch. The Central Crannog can be viewed from the W bank of the loch. The NW Crannog is located on a circular promontory in the NW corner of the loch. My route is viewable on Cults Loch Crannogs. On a cautionary note, there are often beef cattle in the field beside Cults Loch.
Barnsallie Fell
Date Added: 17th Nov 2023
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 9th May 2023. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Barnsallie Fell submitted by markj99 on 14th May 2023. Barnsallie Fell Cairn viewed from S.
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Log Text: Take the A747 Portwilliam turn off the A75 at Glenluce. Follow the road for c. 1.8 miles to reach a left turn signed for Whithorn Way. Stay on this single track road for c. 1 mile to reach a left turn signed for Craigenveoch via a forest track. There is a lay-by on the edge of the loch after c. 100 yards if you want to park up. Continue on foot or by car for c. 0.2 miles to reach a parking place at Knock of Luce Wood. Walk c. 200 yards W along a grass track leading to a dead-end. Take the loch side path for on the left for c. 200 yards to reach NSF Scotland Woodland Garden. Take a path NW starting at the NSF Scotland info board. Head W towards an obvious gap in the stone wall. Wellies are required from this point. Cross a stream then head N parallel to the stone wall through boggy shrubby ground for c. 100 yards to reach Barnsallie Fell Cairn, shrouded in small trees.
Lochrutton Loch
Date Added: 18th Dec 2023
Site Type: Crannog
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 24th May 2023. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 4
Lochrutton Loch submitted by markj99 on 25th May 2023. Lochrutton Loch Crannog viewed from NE.
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Log Text: Lochrutton Loch Crannog is not spectacular, however, it is an easy walk on a path to view the crannog from the E bank of the loch.
Directions: Take the Lochfoot turn off the A75 at the Drummore Roundabout c. 3 miles W of Dumfries. After c. 0.7 mile you will reach a crossroads. Continue straight onto an unsigned narrow road for c. 0.3 miles to reach a lay-by on the left. A path for Lochrutton Loch starts here, heading W along a fence. As the path heads through a dry stane dyke turn left, heading S through the field towards a wooded promontory on the loch edge. The path continues W along the promontory for c. 100 yards to the water's edge. The crannog is a small isle in the middle of the loch, populated by several small trees, SW of the promontory. My walk can be viewed on Lochrutton Loch.
Milton Loch SE
Date Added: 18th Dec 2023
Site Type: Crannog
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Jun 2023. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 3
Milton Loch SE submitted by markj99 on 27th Jun 2023. Milton Loch SE Crannog viewed from the east.
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Log Text: Directions: Take the Park of Brandedleys turn off the A75 on the SW edge of Crocketford. Follow the road for c. 0.8 mile to Auchengibbert Farm. Bear left to Kirkgungeon for c. 0.8 mile to a lay-by at the junction with Little Milton farm road on the left. Park up and walk for c. 250 yards down the farm road to a large lay-by on the left. Head W through the trees to the loch's edge. Milton Loch SE Crannog is c. 20 yards off the E bank. My route is viewable on Milton Loch SE Crannog.
Torhousekie East
Date Added: 24th Dec 2023
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 7th Feb 2009. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Torhouskie East submitted by DrewParsons on 19th Oct 2010. PID
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Log Text: Torhousekie Stone Row is located c. 150 yards E of Torhousekie Stone Circle. It consists of three boulders similar in character to those found in Torhousekie Stone Circle. The tallest stone is c. 4 feet high and the row measures c. 15 feet long on a NE-SW axis.
Walk c. 50 yards E from the Torhousekie Stone Circle Parking to a gateway. Torhousekie Stone Row is c. 100 yards NE in the field from here.
Torhousekie Stones East
Date Added: 24th Dec 2023
Site Type: Standing Stones
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 7th Feb 2009. My rating: Condition 1 Ambience 3 Access 3
Torhousekie Stones East submitted by vicky on 29th Oct 2002. The ruined stone row near Torhousekie stone circle.
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Log Text: I am incline to agree with Sandy G's interpretation of this dubious stone row. The scale and random nature of the stones make me interpret this as field clearance stones.
Torhousekie stone circle
Date Added: 24th Dec 2023
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 7th Feb 2009. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 5
Torhousekie stone circle submitted by Energyman on 27th Jul 2019. First Gleam on the 7th July 04:10 an alignment with 3 stones. On processing this image, I hadn't noticed the 'fairy ring' of mist to the right
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Log Text: I have visited this stone circle more times than any other ancient site. It was my first glimpse of ancient remains, leading ultimately to my obsession with megalithic sites. My first available digital photos were taken on 07/02/09 though I lost earlier photos due to a hard drive crash.
Torhouseskie South West Standing Stones
Date Added: 24th Dec 2023
Site Type: Standing Stones
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 20th Feb 2020. My rating: Condition 1 Ambience 3 Access 3
Torhouseskie South West Standing Stones submitted by markj99 on 21st Feb 2020. Candidates for Torhosekie Stones SW?
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Log Text: I conducted a field walk around the Grid Reference given by Canmore but found only flat pasture land. However I noticed two stones around 100 yards SW. They are on a natural knoll with a feed trough. The larger stone is around 5 feet with an irregular X or cross visible on the exposed top surface. The OSGR is NX 38117 56372, approximately 200 yards SW of the circle.
Torhousekie N
Date Added: 25th Dec 2023
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 30th Jul 2011. My rating: Condition -1 Ambience 3 Access 4
Torhousekie N submitted by Anne T on 25th Jun 2019. Part of this 240ft diameter cairn appears over the dry stone wall as you walk west from the stone circle, on the northern part of the road. Canmore tells us that most of it has been removed to build walls, but it is still a reasonably substantial mound. It lies some 60m north of the milestone. I was left wondering if the area to the centre right was field clearance, or the eastern side of the 240ft circumference cairn.
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Log Text: I looked for this cairn adjacent to the stone circle. The remains of the stone robbed mound may be bisected by the dry stane dyke, constructed using the cairn stones. I thought the E cluster of stones were field clearance stones.
Torhouse North Side Cairn
Date Added: 25th Dec 2023
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 30th Jul 2011. My rating: Condition -1 Ambience 3 Access 4
Torhouse North Side Cairn submitted by Anne T on 25th Jun 2019. Armed with the GPS, the location is exactly as described by SumDoood, although we couldn't find any trace of field clearance stones in this field - it appeared to be improved pasture land. The red arrow marks the spot where the cairn should be (although there is a brighter green central 'button' just to its left, behind the fence line which might possibly be it?)
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Log Text: I scanned the area indicated by the grid reference but like Anne T, I failed to discern the shape of a cairn. Perhaps I need to revisit in twilight like SumDoood.
Torhouse North Cairn
Date Added: 25th Dec 2023
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 30th Jul 2011. My rating: Condition -1 Ambience 3 Access 4
Torhouse North Cairn submitted by Anne T on 26th Jun 2019. Nothing to see now, but the site of the cairn, now destroyed, would have been at the top of the 'hump' of this natural knoll. The stone row is 200m to the north east and the stone circle 180m to the south.
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Log Text: While visiting Torhouse Stone Circle on a fine day I resolved to investigate the speculative destroyed cairns NW of the circle. I followed a grass track towards the northernmost cairn. The site is now a grassy round hill with no trace of any stones. It is such a shame that this area rich in antiquities has been altered by modern farming.