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Former cornstone workings on Carman Muir
by Lairich Rig
geograph for square NS3678
Category: Quarry
On satellite views, this area is quite distinctive. It consists of a long... (more)
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Enclosure at Carman
by Lairich Rig
geograph for square NS3778
Category: Enclosure
Click on the end-note title for other views. The old enclosure is still... (more)
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Enclosure at Carman: eastern side
by Lairich Rig
geograph for square NS3778
Category: Enclosure
This is the eastern wall of an enclosure near the now-vanished Carman House; see... (more)
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Enclosure at Carman: northern side
by Lairich Rig
geograph for square NS3778
Category: Enclosure
This is the northern wall of an enclosure near the now-vanished Carman House;... (more)
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Enclosure at Carman: western side
by Lairich Rig
geograph for square NS3778
Category: Enclosure
The long low receding mound visible in this photograph is part of the western... (more)
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Enclosure at Carman: southern side
by Lairich Rig
geograph for square NS3778
Category: Enclosure
Just right of centre is a long straight mound receding into the distance, as... (more)
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Pool and ruin of lime-kiln on Carman Muir
by Lairich Rig
geograph for square NS3678
Category: Pools
The grey line of a dry-stone wall can be seen behind the pool. The photograph... (more)
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Pit from former limestone quarrying
by Lairich Rig
geograph for square NS3678
Category: Quarry
This pit is the result of limestone quarrying; on its northern side (just right... (more)
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Remains of lime-kiln
by Lairich Rig
geograph for square NS3678
Category: Lime kilns
This pit, built into a north-facing slope, appears to be the remains of a... (more)
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Remains of lime-kiln (detail)
by Lairich Rig
geograph for square NS3678
Category: Lime kilns
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Looking east along a rocky ridge with mounds
by Lairich Rig
geograph for square NS3678
Category: Ridge
The ridge has a number of small mounds along its length (the shadows cast by the... (more)
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Old boundary on Carman Muir
by Lairich Rig
geograph for square NS3778
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Old boundary on Carman Muir
by Lairich Rig
geograph for square NS3678
A rocky ridge — Link – cuts E-W through this... ( more)
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Old boundary on Carman Muir
by Lairich Rig
geograph for square NS3778
The low boundary shown here is the only part of the system to be indicated on... (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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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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Old road from Carman Muir to Renton
by Lairich Rig
geograph for square NS3778
Category: Drove road
Its route is still very easy to make out today; it is bounded on either side by... (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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The second of a group of three cairns
by Lairich Rig
geograph for square NS3678
Category: Cairn
Cairn II of the group is about 60 cm high, and its fairly flat grassy top,... (more)
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Round enclosure on Carman Muir
by Lairich Rig
geograph for square NS3678
Category: Hut circle
The foreground of this photo shows the interior of a feature that was originally... (more)
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The second of a group of three cairns
by Lairich Rig
geograph for square NS3678
Category: Cairn
For the main description of Cairn II, and for another view, see... (more)
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The first of a group of three cairns
by Lairich Rig
geograph for square NS3678
Category: Cairn
For the main description of Cairn I, and for another view, see... (more)
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Grass-covered ancient cairn
by Lairich Rig
geograph for square NS3678
Category: Cairn
For the main item about this low circular flat-topped mound, see:... (more)
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Old road
by Lairich Rig
geograph for square NS3878
Category: Drove road
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Round enclosure on Carman Muir
by Lairich Rig
geograph for square NS3678
Category: Hut circle
The feature was originally reported as a hut circle; however, as described in... (more)
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Ladder-like pattern of ditches, Carman Muir
by Lairich Rig
geograph for square NS3678
Category: Ditch
A prominent ladder-like pattern of ditches runs for a considerable distance... (more)
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Carman House: dyke enclosing garden
by Lairich Rig
geograph for square NS3778
Category: Ruins
The house's garden was enclosed by this curving dyke, and was to its right... (more)
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Old road
by Lairich Rig
geograph for square NS3778
Category: Drove road
This is a view along the same old road as shown in NS3878 : Old road. The present... ( more)
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Trig point near Kipperoch Farm
by Lairich Rig
geograph for square NS3778
Category: Trig Point
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Exposed rock surface on Carman Muir
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3678
Category: Rock outcrops
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Area of Carman Muir scored with ditches
by Lairich Rig
geograph for square NS3678
Category: Ditch
The pattern of ditches shown here is prominent in satellite imagery:... (more)
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Carman Muir
by Lairich Rig
geograph for square NS3678
Category: Moorland
It is clear that vehicles have used this route in recent decades, but it does... (more)
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Bench mark, Carman Muir
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3778
Category: Bench Mark
The foreground shows the top of a stone post, at the junction of two dry-stone... (more)
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A lichen - Baeomyces rufus
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3778
Category: Lichens and mosses
Several patches of this lichen were growing on peaty soil at the side of a... (more)
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Junction of dry-stone walls
by Lairich Rig
geograph for square NS3778
Category: Dry stone wall
These walls are shown on the 1:25000 map. A rivet bench mark is located at the... (more)
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Upper end of ditch
by Lairich Rig
geograph for square NS3778
Category: Ditch
The straight line of tufts of vegetation visible here shows the course of a... (more)
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Lower end of ditch
by Lairich Rig
geograph for square NS3778
Category: Ditch
This receding line of tufts of vegetation marks the course of a ditch. This... (more)
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Moorland above Kipperoch Farm
by Lairich Rig
geograph for square NS3778
Category: Moorland
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A lichen - Parmelia saxatilis
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3678
Category: Lichens and mosses
This is an extremely common lichen in Britain. It can be found on moderately... (more)
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Shield bugs: Picromerus bidens
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3678
Category: Insects
These two shield bugs were photographed on the sunlit side of a block of stone,... (more)
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Moorland near Kipperoch Farm
by Lairich Rig
geograph for square NS3778
Category: Moorland
On this part of the moor, the area near the trig point is open ground... (more)
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Trig point near Kipperoch Farm
by Lairich Rig
geograph for square NS3778
Category: Trig Point
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Flush bracket S4991
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3778
Category: Bench Mark
This is the flush bracket on the trig point that is shown on the map.... (more)
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Corner of dry-stone wall
by Lairich Rig
geograph for square NS3778
Category: Dry stone wall
The line of the wall is shown on the 1:25000 map. A rivet bench mark is located... (more)
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Bomb crater
by Lairich Rig
geograph for square NS3678
Category: Crater
The crater, just one of several in this area, is located near the centre of the... (more)
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A slime mould - Badhamia lilacina (plasmodium)
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3778
Category: Slime mould
Much of this moor consists of Sphagnum bogs, but this heather was growing at a... (more)
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Small mushrooms on Sphagnum moss
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3778
Category: Lichens and mosses
I originally took this to be a lichenised fungus, Lichenomphalia umbellifera... (more)
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A lichen - Cladonia diversa
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3678
Category: Lichens and mosses
The lichen shown here was growing on top of a dry-stone wall. Like other... (more)
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A lichen - Hypogymnia tubulosa
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3678
Category: Lichens and mosses
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A lichen - Parmelia sulcata
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3678
Category: Lichens and mosses
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