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Latitude: 55.6722 / 55°40'19"N
Longitude: -5.1594 / 5°9'33"W
OS Eastings: 201418
OS Northings: 646599
OS Grid: NS014465
Mapcode National: GBR FFMQ.KGN
Mapcode Global: WH1MB.QPBJ
Entry Name: North Sannox, cairn 420m E of
Scheduled Date: 10 September 1994
Last Amended: 20 June 2002
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM3492
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain)
Location: Kilbride
County: North Ayrshire
Electoral Ward: Ardrossan and Arran
Traditional County: Buteshire
The monument comprises the remains of a prehistoric burial cairn. The monument was originally scheduled in 1994, but the area covered by the designation did not relate accurately to the remains on the ground. The current rescheduling rectifies this.
The cairn is situated at the base of a slight slope, immediately WNW of the picnic area by the shore at North Sannox. To the E the site is separated from forestry plantation by a deer fence and track, and to the N there are public toilets and a parking area. The track to the picnic site runs along the E side of the cairn. The cairn is roughly 15m in diameter and stands to a maximum of 4m in height above the track to the SE, but is only 1m high above the slope to the N.
The area to be scheduled is circular and measures 30m in diameter, to include the cairn described and an area around it within which associated remains may be expected to survive, as shown in red on the attached map.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of prehistoric burial practices and ritual.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
RCAHMS records the monument as NS04NW 1.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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