Cairn from Creebridge
The Creebridge Cairn is a well-preserved cairn near the Cree Bridge , to the east of Newton Stewart in Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland .
The almost 3.0 m high Bell-type cairn with a diameter of 19.5 m is located in a clearing south of New Galloway Road (B7079) and is one of a series of five Cairns (High and Low Lessons, Kirroughtree House East, North and west) in this area. He stands on a flat, round platform made of stones that surrounds him over a width of 4.5 to 6.0 m. The ground slopes towards the south and in this direction the platform has a height of about 1.35 m. On the north side it seems to be lower, but was disturbed by the wall at the roadside. The cairn has not been excavated but, although oval, is compared to the Knowes o 'Trotty , which contained stone boxes .
literature
- R. Feachem: A guide to prehistoric Scotland. 1st. London 1963
- RCAHMS: The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions of Scotland. Fifth report and inventory of monuments and constructions in Galloway, II, county of the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright. Edinburgh 1914
Web links
- Entry on Cairn by Creebridge in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
- Description Engl. and picture
Coordinates: 54 ° 57 ′ 35.2 " N , 4 ° 28 ′ 26.7" W.