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Latitude: 55.1648 / 55°9'53"N
Longitude: -4.2145 / 4°12'52"W
OS Eastings: 259026
OS Northings: 587842
OS Grid: NX590878
Mapcode National: GBR 4T.JMZD
Mapcode Global: WH4TQ.7FBZ
Entry Name: Polmaddy,medieval and post-medieval settlement
Scheduled Date: 21 May 1992
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM5391
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Secular: settlement, including deserted, depopulated and townships
Location: Carsphairn
County: Dumfries and Galloway
Electoral Ward: Dee and Glenkens
Traditional County: Kirkcudbrightshire
The monument consists of the remains of the deserted village of Polmaddy, documented from the early 16th century AD.
The remains take the form of an extensive complex of fields bounded
by drystone walls and containing many small cairns and, on the lower land beside the Polmaddy Burn, an area of open fields marked by
traces of rig and furrow cultivation. Along the lower edge of the dry ground are the lower wall courses of several small farm building
groups, characterised by rectangular houses, five kilns (three with attached barns), byres and barns. In addition there are the lower
walls of a watermill, mill-pond and lade system, and foundations of a more substantial building which was once an inn. A pack-horse road
runs from N to S through the E edge of the area, past the inn.
The area to be scheduled is irregular, bounded on the SE, S and SW by the N bank of the Polmaddy Burn, on the NW, N and NE by existing
fences (which are themselves excluded from scheduling). The area to
be scheduled excludes the small area of the bank of the burn, which
is steep and fenced off, at the W end of the modern footbridge which gives access to the site. The area is marked in red on the
accompanying map.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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