More information : SX 64347748 Cairn Circle (NR). (1)
A 22 ft diameter cairn circle consisting of ten stones. There
are slight traces of its barrow or cairn, but no visible traces
of a cist. (2)
On the S slope of Lakehead Hill at 417m OD is the remains of a
cairn circle measuring 9.0m in diameter, with ten spaced stones
up to 0.6m high (see ground photograph). Three discplaced
stones lie from 4.0m to 7.0m beyond the circle. The interior is
level, a few stones just penetrating the turf, (see plan). There
is no sign of a cist.
Surveyed at 1:10 000 on MSD anmd at 1:2500 and 1:100 for AO. (3)
SX 64357748. Sited on the gently sloping southern upper slopes of Lakehead Hill on an open grassy area, is an incomplete cairn circle of ten stones with an internal diameter of 6.8m. The granite stones, of which several are now missing, are set on edge and measure between 0.6 and 1.4m wide at the base and up to 0.3m thick, with the tallest stone standing to 0.9m. The ground in and around the circle is gently undulating, with several small stones protruding through the turf indicating possible remains of a removed cairn and a certain amount of modern erosion. Three larger stones, which may be displaced from the monument lie between 4m and 11m north of the circle. There is no evidence of there having been a cist but a shallow depression of 1m diameter at the centre of the circle could indicate possible disturbance of a burial. 15m south-west of this monument lies a similar circle but with cist (SX 67 NW 34).
Site depicted and described by Butler in 1991 (4). (4-5) |