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Latitude: 54.9221 / 54°55'19"N
Longitude: -4.8127 / 4°48'45"W
OS Eastings: 219846
OS Northings: 562222
OS Grid: NX198622
Mapcode National: GBR GHHP.VMF
Mapcode Global: WH2SB.1KJ0
Entry Name: Mid Gleniron,rectangular buildings and cairns 1350m NE of
Scheduled Date: 22 March 1991
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM5042
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: platform settlement
Location: New Luce
County: Dumfries and Galloway
Electoral Ward: Mid Galloway and Wigtown West
Traditional County: Wigtownshire
This farmstead is situated on the edge of a boggy area on the E slope of Gleniron Fell 60m SW of the march dyke between Mid Gleniron Dalnigower. There are two rectangular buildings 18m apart on a WSW ENE axis. To the W side of the WSW building are four clearance cairns. The buildings are similar in size being about 6m by 3m internally. The proposed scheduling area extends 40m WSW ENE and 30m NNW SSE to include both buildings and cairns and any possible hidden traces of field system in the immediate vicinity.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
This monument is of national importance as a good field example of a pre-improvement farmstead. As one of a group such farmsteads in this area it is important because of the potential study of the group as a whole has to enhance understanding of the pre-improvement management and land use of the fells.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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RCAHMS records the monument as NX 16 SE 69.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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