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High point of Penycloddiau
by Andy Waddington
geograph for square SJ1267
Category: Cairn
Just inside of the northernmost ramparts of Penycloddiau, and a few metres off... (more)
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Cairn at north edge of Cross Fell plateau
by Andy Waddington
geograph for square NY6834
Category: Cairn
Last time I was here I was walking the Pennine Way in summer 1974 and we had... (more)
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Cairn on the moor
by Andy Waddington
geograph for square NZ0532
Category: Cairn
Although this diminutive cairn is marked on the 1:25000 map, it is rather off... (more)
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Cairn on Hangingstone Scar
by Andy Waddington
geograph for square SD7999
Category: Cairn
The map suggests a number of cairns hereabouts, but this rather elegantly-built... (more)
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Above Boltslaw Incline
by Andy Waddington
geograph for square NY9444
Category: Cairn
Boltslaw Incline climbs steeply for some 160m above Rookhope to a point where... (more)
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Cairn in Great Asby Scar NNR
by Andy Waddington
geograph for square NY6509
Category: Cairn
As well as the remains of the ancient settlement of Castle Folds, Great Asby... (more)
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Cairn and trig point on High Pike
by Andy Waddington
geograph for square NY3135
Category: Cairn
The majority of the summits in the Caldbeck Fells are very rounded, boggy... (more)
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Gregory Chapel
by Andy Waddington
geograph for square NY8000
Category: Cairn
Described on the OS map as a Pile of Stones, this heap of rocks looks like a... (more)
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Heather moorland, Crosby Ravensworth Fell
by Andy Waddington
geograph for square NY5910
Category: Cairn
Looking up from the Roman road to the high point of Crosby Ravensworth Fell, at... (more)
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Cairn on Ceann Caol
by Andy Waddington
geograph for square NN0574
Category: Cairn
It's an odd place for a cairn - there's no sign of a path, and to walk... (more)
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Landmark cairn on Shacklesborough
by Andy Waddington
geograph for square NY9017
Category: Cairn
The word "cairn" appears on the 1:25000 map, but there is no symbol to... (more)
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Passing Heoga Ness
by Andy Waddington
geograph for square HU5278
Category: Sea kayaking
Heoga Ness is a small roadless peninsula to the southeast of Burravoe,... (more)
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Summit of Beinn Bhàn
by Andy Waddington
geograph for square NN1485
Category: Cairn
Corbetts have a reputation for good views, partly based on their separation from... (more)
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Cairn at south east edge of Cross Fell plateau
by Andy Waddington
geograph for square NY6934
Category: Cairn
This tall slender cairn, or Currick, lies just adjacent to the Pennine Way as it... (more)
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Summit cairn on Knott
by Andy Waddington
geograph for square NY2932
Category: Cairn
It is remarkable that anyone found enough rocks to build a cairn on such a soggy... (more)
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Gregory Chapel
by Andy Waddington
geograph for square NY8000
Category: Cairn
One of the few cairns actually on a topographic feature on the Mallerstang Edge... (more)
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The two northernmost standards
by Andy Waddington
geograph for square NY8206
Category: Cairn
Quite why Nine Standards Rigg needs so many well-built cairns and why they are... (more)
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Cairn on Little Asby Common
by Andy Waddington
geograph for square NY6908
Category: Cairn
The rocks at the very bottom of the far side of this cairn poke a few... (more)
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Moel y Parc cairn
by Andy Waddington
geograph for square SJ1170
Category: Cairn
Shunned by walkers on the Offa's Dyke Long Distance Footpath, Moel y Parc... (more)
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The end of the ridge
by Andy Waddington
geograph for square NY3531
Category: Footpath
A ridge heads ENE then east from Bowscale Fell, dropping gently over a couple of... (more)
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Cairn at Tràigh Mhòr
by Andy Waddington
geograph for square NM2823
Category: Cairn
A small part of Iona free of the National Trust for Scotland, above Tràigh Mhòr... (more)
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Cairn between Long Law and Long Hill
by Andy Waddington
geograph for square NY9542
Category: Cairn
This is from the point where the estate track crosses the almost flat col... (more)
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Moor west of Church Bowers
by Andy Waddington
geograph for square NY8632
Category: Moorland
The cairn (marked as "Currick" on the OS map) seems to mark a small... (more)
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The stone men on Church Bowers
by Andy Waddington
geograph for square NY8732
Category: Cairn
Church Bowers is a prominent outcrop of a gritstone which weathers grey, and has... (more)
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Random cairn by footpath on Hamsterley Common
by Andy Waddington
geograph for square NZ0631
Category: Cairn
A public footpath leaves Hamsterley Forest and heads west across the northern... (more)
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Cairn on Ravenseat Moor
by Andy Waddington
geograph for square NY8604
Category: Cairn
Wandering NW from the path which descends from Robert's seat towards... (more)
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Cairn on Carrs Top
by Andy Waddington
geograph for square NY9635
Category: Cairn
It's not entirely clear why there is a substantial cairn here - this is a... (more)
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Cairn on Great Lingy Hill
by Andy Waddington
geograph for square NY3133
Category: Cairn
I hesitate to call this a summit cairn, as the ground is so near level that to... (more)
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Across Black Hag from Arndale Hill
by Andy Waddington
geograph for square NZ0206
Category: Grouse moor
There's a line of grouse butts just right of the centre of the photo, and... (more)
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The cairn from the trig point
by Andy Waddington
geograph for square NY5910
Category: Cairn
At 401m above sea level, the highest point of Crosby Ravensworth Fell has a twin... (more)
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Currack and old gatepost, Coldberry
by Andy Waddington
geograph for square NY8235
Category: Gateposts (disused)
The Currack or cairn appears on a barely discernible rise in the land to the... (more)
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Antenna-equipped cairn on Bràigh Bhlàich
by Andy Waddington
geograph for square NN0373
Category: Cairn
Well, I suspect it is part of an old fence, turned upside down to make it look... (more)
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Climbing to Fairfield from Link Hause
by Andy Waddington
geograph for square NY3611
Category: Public footpath
Once on the ridge that forms one side of the Fairfield horseshoe, there is... (more)
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Cairn on Bannerdale Crags
by Andy Waddington
geograph for square NY3329
Category: Cairn
This is not the highest point of Bannerdale Crags, which lies a short way to the... (more)
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The stone men on Church Bowers
by Andy Waddington
geograph for square NY8732
Category: Cairn
Church Bowers is a prominent outcrop of a gritstone which weathers grey, and has... (more)
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Beacon on Great Shunner Rake
by Andy Waddington
geograph for square SD8597
Category: Cairn
It's a taller cairn than the others on the ascent of Great Shunner Fell... (more)
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Four of Nine Standards
by Andy Waddington
geograph for square NY8206
Category: Cairn
For the cairn aficionado, Nine Standards Rigg is a must visit location with its... (more)
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Waymarkers on the Pennine and Dales Ways
by Andy Waddington
geograph for square SD8181
Category: Long Distance Footpath
The Pennine Way is better signposted than when we picked our way through... (more)
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Descending the ENE ridge of Bowscale Fell
by Andy Waddington
geograph for square NY3431
Category: Footpath
A ridge heads ENE then east from Bowscale Fell, dropping gently over a couple of... (more)
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The first of a group of three cairns
by Lairich Rig
geograph for square NS3678
Category: Cairn
A group of three cairns located in this area is described in the WoSAS database:... (more)
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Cairn in the Fereneze Hills
by Lairich Rig
geograph for square NS4759
The view direction is similar to that in another contributor's earlier and... (more)
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The Robin Law Cairn
by Lairich Rig
geograph for square NS4674
The cairn is the knoll in the foreground. It is marked and named on older OS... (more)
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Grass-covered ancient cairn
by Lairich Rig
geograph for square NS3678
Category: Cairn
The low green mound shown here is the site of an ancient cairn (at approx. NS... (more)
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Remains of a cairn on the Hill of Standing Stones
by Lairich Rig
geograph for square NS4380
Category: Cairn
In the background, the modern cairn that marks the summit of the Hill of... (more)
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Cairn in the Fereneze Hills
by Lairich Rig
geograph for square NS4759
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Cairn in the Fereneze Hills
by Lairich Rig
geograph for square NS4759
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Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee Cairn
by Lairich Rig
geograph for square NN6308
The cairn stands on the top of Callander Craig, and is shown, in whole or in... (more)
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Grass-covered ancient cairn
by Lairich Rig
geograph for square NS3678
This is the "Cairn 4" referred to in the end-note. For views from... (more)
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Remains of a cairn
by Lairich Rig
geograph for square NS4086
The mound that can be seen here, left of centre, appears to be what is left of... (more)
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The third of a group of three cairns
by Lairich Rig
geograph for square NS3678
Category: Cairn
The dark area in the centre of the photo is the location of Cairn III, a low... (more)
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