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Palisaded settlements, pit defined enclosure and pit defined avenue, 250m S of Orchard

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 54.8806 / 54°52'50"N

Longitude: -4.8955 / 4°53'43"W

OS Eastings: 214350

OS Northings: 557818

OS Grid: NX143578

Mapcode National: GBR GH9T.0D0

Mapcode Global: WH2SG.SL0C

« Listing Details

Entry Name: Palisaded settlements, pit defined enclosure and pit defined avenue, 250m S of Orchard

Scheduled Date: 14 October 1993

Last Amended: 5 March 2024

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Source ID: SM5790

Schedule Class: Cultural

Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: hut circle, roundhouse; Prehistoric ritual and funerary: pit ali

Location: Old Luce

County: Dumfries and Galloway

Electoral Ward: Mid Galloway and Wigtown West

Traditional County: Wigtownshire

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