Auchencairn Property For Sale and Rent
Auchencairn Information
Auchencairn Kirkcudbrightshire This
attractive whitewashed village the 'field of the cairn' in
Gaelic climbs a steep brae facing south south east over a sandy shallow bay,
with Hestan at the south and dominated to the north by the steep ridge of
Screel and Bengairn. rising to over1.000ft behind the village. At the western
uphill end of the village is the site of Ringcrott of Stocking, scene in the 1690s of
the famous poltergeist 'haunting',
reported on in detail by a panel
of ministers.There are several fine Dark
Age courtyard forts Suie Hill,
Almorness, Dungyle, and others, on the hills locally.
The district is
rich in a variety of minerals, including haematite and molybdenum.
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