Canmore Site 43488: BEOCH - NEW CUMNOCK - CAIRN (PERIOD UNASSIGNED)
Description
Site Name | BEOCH |
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Other Name(s) | n/a |
Site Number | NS50NW 1 |
Broad Class | MONUMENT (BY FORM) |
Site Type(s) | CAIRN (PERIOD UNASSIGNED) |
NGR | NS 5222 0844 |
NGR accuracy | NGR given to the nearest 10m |
Local Authority | EAST AYRSHIRE |
Parish | NEW CUMNOCK |
Record created | 1988-04-11 |
Last updated | 2000-04-12 |
Archaeology Notes
NS50NW 1 5222 0844.
(NS 5222 0844) Cairn (NR) (remains of)
OS 1:10000 map (1978)
The remains of this prominent kerbed cairn are situated in moorland at a height of 1053 ft OD. Measuring 11.0m in diameter and 0.5m maximum height, it was excavated by McLeod in 1937, revealing at least three cists of which a double one wall still exposed in 1954. Part of a beaker of indeterminate type, and fragments of three cinerary urns found as well as a ring-marked stone.
In line with two stones in the cairn, two more stones protrude through the turf between the cairn and the road. The site had been disturbed before excavation and large stones now lie scattered over the area. The finds are in the NMAS (Acc Nos: EP 51-5).
A G McLeod 1938; D L Clarke 1970; A Morrison 1968
Visited by OS (JLD) 16 July 1954
The remains of this cairn are as described by the previous authorities. The two stones beyond the cairn are of no apparent significance.
Surveyed at 1:10,000.
Visited by OS (BS) 28 May 1976
The cairn is now bordered on the N and W sides by afforestation. Forestry ploughing has displaced a number of the stones; however, the double cist and the general outline of the kerb can still be identified.
Visited by OS (MJF) 19 September 1980
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