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Glenwhilly,burnt mound 1120m north west of

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

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.0118 / 55°0'42"N

Longitude: -4.87 / 4°52'11"W

OS Eastings: 216584

OS Northings: 572345

OS Grid: NX165723

Mapcode National: GBR 40.V6YK

Mapcode Global: WH2RX.5977

Entry Name: Glenwhilly,burnt mound 1120m NW of

Scheduled Date: 29 October 1990

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Source ID: SM4883

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

Description

The monument is a burnt mound of the prehistoric or medieval periods, which possibly covers stone or timber structures, on the bank of an unnamed burn to the SE of the Glenwhilly sheepfold and to the N of a modern track which fords it. The mound is oval with the wide side facing the burn. It measures 9m N-S by 6.5m transversely, and 0.6m high. The area to be scheduled encloses the mound 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 mound, as marked in red on the attached map.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Statement of Scheduling

The monument is of national importance as a burnt mound which has the potential to greatly enhance our understanding of prehistoric or medieval settlement in the area.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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