Memsie Cairn
Memsie Cairn
Memsie Cairn is a large stone cairn about 24 meters across, probably dating from Bronze Age. The cairn stands on a minor road on the very eastern edge of Memsie village, easily visible from main road. There are no obvious chambers within the cairn, just a large heap of round stones, with no visible kerb stones.

I thought at first it was a modern gravel heap, but having said that, it's a very impressive mound!

The cairn probably dates to 1700 BCE and may have been erected at the same time as two other nearby cairns, since destroyed. Excavations at Memsie unearthed a broken leaf-shaped sword and a beaker pottery vessel.

Though it is tempting to scramble up the mound, please resist the temptation, as to do so would cause damage to the monument.