Prior to 1780 a cairn was dug into with human bones found at the centre. Several of the stones had been burnt and almost vitrified. In 1790 it was reported that a stone cist, flint dart-head and a block of flint were found within one of the large cairns.[1]
In June 2022 an excavation nearby the Memsie Cairn took place prior to the construction of a new house. Several finds were found including four postholes, hearth/fire-pit, pit, prehistoricpottery sherds, and several pieces of struck quartz and flint.[1]
Cairns Of Memsie
The Cairns Of Memsie was a cemetery of burial cairns including three large cairns separated by about 100 metres and contained many smaller cairns.[1] In 1723 each of the large cairns were measured to be approximately 30 m in diameter and 12 m in height.[1]
Since then two of the cairns have been destroyed and the Memsie Cairn has reduced in size. The robbed stones were likely used as building materials for field boundary walls.[3]
