Dirrans burial
Dirrans burial is a type of stone box of unknown age and unusual shape near the River Garnock in the south of Kilwinning in North Ayrshire in Scotland .
The structure, about 45 cm in diameter and 120 cm deep, was discovered in 1882 when sand was removed from Garnock Water near Dirrans. It was built from neatly laid layers of smooth, water-rounded, very decomposed Whinstones. There was such a floor but no (preserved) cover. There was a few inches of fine, gray, powdery material on the bottom that was sifted, but no remains were found.
There was no indication of the use of the structure, but most likely it was a burial site. It cannot have been a well, as water is only available at a depth of about 3.0 m.
The Drybridgestone is nearby .
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Whinstone is a term used in the quarry industry to describe hard dark stone. Examples are the igneous rocks, basalt and dolerite, and the sedimentary rock chert .
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Coordinates: 55 ° 38 ′ 40.8 " N , 4 ° 41 ′ 31.5" W.