Hill forts · Scottish Lowlands
Torrylin Cairn
Torrylin Cairn — archaeological site in North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Torrylin Cairn is a hill fort in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: scheduled monument. Wikidata describes it as: "archaeological site in North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 55.4407°, -5.2341°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Torrylin Cairn is the remains of a Neolithic chambered tomb. It is located near Kilmory on the Isle of Arran in Scotland (grid reference NR95532108).
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Background
Description
Torrylin Cairn is situated beside Kilmory Water just south of the hamlet of Lagg. The cairn has been interfered with by stone robbing and later dumping of field stones and its original shape and size are uncertain. The chamber is 6.7 m long by about 1.2 m wide with each compartment about 1.4 m long. Torrylin Cairn is of a type found across south-west Scotland known as a Clyde cairn, of which a better preserved example can be found at Carn Ban, about 3 mi to the northeast. The tomb would probably have had a crescent-shaped forecourt, framed by a façade of slender upright stones. Antiquarian excavations in the 19th century uncovered an elongated burial chamber, divided into four compartments.…
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- Coordinates
- 55.4407, -5.2341
- District
- North Ayrshire
- Postcode
- KA27 8PQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Ayrshire and Arran
Sources
- wikidata: Q1025941 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Torrylin Cairn (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Torrylin Cairn 02.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Torrylin Cairn?
- Torrylin Cairn is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode KA27 8PQ).
- Is Torrylin Cairn a listed building?
- Torrylin Cairn is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.
- Is Torrylin Cairn free to visit?
- Yes, Torrylin Cairn is free to enter.
- How do I get to Torrylin Cairn?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode KA27 8PQ. It sits within the North Ayrshire and Arran parliamentary constituency.