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Latitude: 55.0023 / 55°0'8"N
Longitude: -4.8789 / 4°52'44"W
OS Eastings: 215969
OS Northings: 571311
OS Grid: NX159713
Mapcode National: GBR GHBH.7XR
Mapcode Global: WH2RX.0JZK
Entry Name: Glenwhilly, burnt mound 1260m W of
Scheduled Date: 28 February 2000
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM7105
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 comprises a burnt mound of prehistoric date, visible as an upstanding mound.
The monument lies in rough pasture at around 170m OD. It comprises a mound measuring at least 7.5m by 5.5m by up to about 0.4m in height. The mound is situated on the SE side of a stream, within a stream gully. Its NE edge is slightly truncated by an old road, now used only as a farm track.
A burnt mound represents the waste from a cooking technique whereby heated stones are placed into a tank of water to bring the water to the boil, resulting in the burning and shattering of the stones. There are usually associated hearths, shelters and other debris.
The area proposed for scheduling comprises the remains described and an area around them within which related material may be expected to be found. It is a truncated circle with a diameter of 30m, bounded on the NE by the old road, which is itself not included in the scheduling, as marked in red on the accompanying map extract.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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