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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
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
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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