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Little Larg,burnt mound 800m north west of

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

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.9612 / 54°57'40"N

Longitude: -4.8807 / 4°52'50"W

OS Eastings: 215665

OS Northings: 566751

OS Grid: NX156667

Mapcode National: GBR GHBL.M3B

Mapcode Global: WH2S3.0K4J

Entry Name: Little Larg,burnt mound 800m NW of

Scheduled Date: 22 March 1991

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Source ID: SM5037

Schedule Class: Cultural

Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: burnt mound

Location: Inch

County: Dumfries and Galloway

Electoral Ward: Mid Galloway and Wigtown West

Traditional County: Wigtownshire

Description

This burnt mound is oval, 6.5m by 4.7m amd up to 0.6m high. It stands on the W side of a boggy stream bed 45m NW of Brown Hill Plantation. The area proposed for scheduling is a 20m square centred on the mound with the SE side parallel to the plantation fence.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Statement of Scheduling

This monument is of national importance for the evidence it could contribute, through excavation, to the understanding of the function of burnt mounds and their association with other monuments. As one of a large group of burnt mounds, in an area where such monuments have been dated to both the Bronze Age and Medieval period, it offers the possibility of comparison with other sites. Finally, it is a good field monument, showing typical features of the monument category in a representative location.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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RCAHMS records the monument as NX 16 NE 53.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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