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Pultadie,cairn 470m north west of

A Scheduled Monument in Mid Galloway and Wigtown West, Dumfries and Galloway

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.9937 / 54°59'37"N

Longitude: -4.8484 / 4°50'54"W

OS Eastings: 217882

OS Northings: 570278

OS Grid: NX178702

Mapcode National: GBR 40.WKX5

Mapcode Global: WH2RX.HRG4

Entry Name: Pultadie,cairn 470m NW of

Scheduled Date: 29 October 1990

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Source ID: SM4881

Schedule Class: Cultural

Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain)

Location: New Luce

County: Dumfries and Galloway

Electoral Ward: Mid Galloway and Wigtown West

Traditional County: Wigtownshire

Description

The monument is a burial cairn of the late neolithic or Bronze Age, measuring 6m in diameter and 0.7m high. Unlike other cairns in the area, it does not appear to have been disturbed. The area to be scheduled includes the cairn and an area around it within which traces of activity associated with its use may be found. It measures 30m in diameter, centred on the monument, as marked in red on the attached map.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Statement of Scheduling

The monument is of national importance as a burial cairn of the late Neolithic or Bronze Age which has the potential to enhance considerably our understanding of prehistoric funerary and ritual practices.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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