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Latitude: 54.9736 / 54°58'25"N
Longitude: -4.8712 / 4°52'16"W
OS Eastings: 216330
OS Northings: 568107
OS Grid: NX163681
Mapcode National: GBR 40.XSR9
Mapcode Global: WH2S3.47MZ
Entry Name: Craigbirnoch,burnt mound 1080m SW of
Scheduled Date: 15 November 1990
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM4790
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, which may cover stone or timber structures, of the prehistoric or medieval periods. Situated on the S bank of the Altigoukie Burn, it is irregular in plan, measuring 7m NE-SW by 4.5m transversely and 0.6m high. There is a sheep-scrape in the side facing the burn. The area to be scheduled includes the mound and an area around it in 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 enhance considerably our understanding of prehistoric or medieval settlement in the area. It is of particular importance because of the survival of a number of other burnt mounds in the vicinity; the study of this group has the potential to increase greatly our knowledge of the organisation of the prehistoric and medieval landscape.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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RCAHMS - NX16NE 60
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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