2020

NT6153 : Cairn on Harecleugh Hill

taken 3 years ago, 4 km NNW of Westruther, Scottish Borders, Scotland

Cairn on Harecleugh Hill
Cairn on Harecleugh Hill
What myth can I bestow upon sic a pile o' stanes?! It is very close to the marked summit of the hill upon which it rests: it seems to have been enveloped by no narrower ride so it may be more recent than the trees: it is not very skilfully built so is unlikely to be a relict of the sheep-farming industry as such neighbouring relicts testify, even in dereliction, by their delicacy in drystane: the protruding timber may indicate signage as its raison d'etre; or perhaps it is an early example of that annoying/inspiring (depending on one's spleen) modern habit of erecting piles of stones at favoured spots like the layby over-looking Loch Loyne on the road to Skye NH1804 : Inukshuk in Western Scotland?,NH1804 : Memory stones !! There is a great number of cairns in these hills.

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Geographical Context: Lowlands Primary Subject: Cairn
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NT6153, 20 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
ian shiell   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 19 November, 2020   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 20 November, 2020
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NT 6174 5371 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:46.5117N 2:36.6886W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NT 6177 5369
View Direction
West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
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