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Mid Gleniron,croft 900m NNE of

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

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.9205 / 54°55'13"N

Longitude: -4.8232 / 4°49'23"W

OS Eastings: 219164

OS Northings: 562069

OS Grid: NX191620

Mapcode National: GBR GHGP.X0T

Mapcode Global: WH2S9.WLF7

Entry Name: Mid Gleniron,croft 900m NNE of

Scheduled Date: 13 March 1991

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Source ID: SM4991

Schedule Class: Cultural

Category: Secular: farmstead

Location: New Luce

County: Dumfries and Galloway

Electoral Ward: Mid Galloway and Wigtown West

Traditional County: Wigtownshire

Description

This farmstead is situated on the W slope of Gleniron Fell. Two rectangular buildings are set parallel to each other and a stone dyked enclosure extends to the E up the fell side. A further

enclosure lies to the N, while a third large enclosure, (named

Mirren's Croft by the Ordnance Survey) lies 50m to the W.

The proposed area of scheduling extends from the SW corner of

Mirren's Croft 250m along the line of the S dyke (ENE) and from the

NW corner 250m due E to include all of the farmstead and surviving enclosures.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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