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Latitude: 55.0344 / 55°2'4"N
Longitude: -4.8256 / 4°49'32"W
OS Eastings: 219521
OS Northings: 574753
OS Grid: NX195747
Mapcode National: GBR 41.SZ0Z
Mapcode Global: WH2RQ.VQ8D
Entry Name: Miltonise,burnt mound 1430m NNE of
Scheduled Date: 6 September 1991
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM6013
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: burnt mound
Location: New Luce
County: Dumfries and Galloway
Electoral Ward: Mid Galloway and Wigtown West
Traditional County: Wigtownshire
The monument is a burnt mound of the prehistoric or medieval period, which may cover stone or timber structures, situated beside an unnamed burn. It measures 12m NE-SW by 9m transversely and consists of two lobes of burnt material on either side of a shallow depression. Since it is situated on the bank of a burn its height
cannot be accurately measured.
The area to be scheduled includes the mound and an area around it in which traces of activity associated with its use may be found. The area measures 30m in diameter, centred on the mound, as marked in red on the attached map.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance as a burnt mound which has the potential to enhance considerably our understanding of prehistoric and medieval settlement in the area.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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RCAHMS records the monument as NX 17 SE 66.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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