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Dirniemow,burnt mound 970m north east of

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

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.005 / 55°0'18"N

Longitude: -4.8445 / 4°50'40"W

OS Eastings: 218179

OS Northings: 571531

OS Grid: NX181715

Mapcode National: GBR 41.VSXK

Mapcode Global: WH2RX.KG9F

Entry Name: Dirniemow,burnt mound 970m NE of

Scheduled Date: 13 March 1991

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Source ID: SM4989

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, which may cover stone or timber structures, of the prehistoric or medieval periods. Situated on the N bank of the Tryock Burn, it measures 6.3m WNW-ESE by 3.3m

transversely and 0.4m high. It is crescentic with it open side facing SSE towards the burn. The area to be scheduled includes the burnt

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 monument but excluding the above ground portion of a drystone dyke to the NE, as marked in red on the attached map.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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