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Culquhasen Cairn (36)
Immediately in rear of the farm cottages on
the N. [North] side of the branch road to Culquhasen on a
slight eminence is a large and well preserved
circular cairn measuring about 50’ and
in elevation about 6’. At one or two places on
the face stones are visible seemingly laid horizontally.

Standing Stone. Auchenmalg Bridge
In the centre of a field some 250 yds. [yards] W. [West] of
Auchenmalg bridge is a large standing
stone, pointed upwards, some 6’.9” in height
4’.3” in breadth and 2’.10” in thickness. It faces
E. by N. [East by North] and W. by S. [West by South].

Auchenmalg. Manor House
A fragmentary ruin of a rectangular two storied
building of no great antiquity Only the NE. [North East] and
SW. [South West] corners are standing. The walls have been
only from 2’ to 2’.10” in thickness. The house was
the property of the Adairs.

Auchenmalg Black Cairn
The name “Black Cairns” is locally applied to
a field on the farm of Auchenmalg & not to
the small hillock so named on the O.S. [Ordnance Survey] map.

High Gillespie ! Defensive Construction. "Black Cairn" (38)
About 3 furlongs WSW. [West South West] of the shepherds’ cottage
at High Gillespie on the crest of the ridge is
a small rocky knoll showing on its summit
the remains of a circular construction. Around
the edge in a circle is a tank of earth & stone
with a shallow trench on the inner side
some 5’ in width. The continuity of the

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