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Craigbirnoch,burnt mound 490m WNW of

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

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.9814 / 54°58'53"N

Longitude: -4.8678 / 4°52'4"W

OS Eastings: 216585

OS Northings: 568962

OS Grid: NX165689

Mapcode National: GBR 40.X7FQ

Mapcode Global: WH2S3.6280

Entry Name: Craigbirnoch,burnt mound 490m WNW of

Scheduled Date: 18 February 1991

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Source ID: SM4941

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. It is crescentic in shape, with the open side facing the Altigoukie Burn, and measures 11.3m N-S by 6.7m transversely. It is crossed by a farm track and stones have been dumped along its edge, beside the burn. The area to be scheduled includes the 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 mound, as marked in red on the attached map.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Statement of Scheduling

The monument is of national importance as a burnt mound which has the potential to enhance considerably our understanding of prehistoric and medieval settlement in the area. It is of particular importance because of the survival of a number of other burnt mounds in the area; 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 records the monument as NX 16 NE 62.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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