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Latitude: 55.0078 / 55°0'27"N
Longitude: -4.9004 / 4°54'1"W
OS Eastings: 214622
OS Northings: 571979
OS Grid: NX146719
Mapcode National: GBR GH8G.XSK
Mapcode Global: WH2RW.PDPB
Entry Name: Stab Hill, hut circle 1570m NE of Dalnigap
Scheduled Date: 28 February 2000
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM7108
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: hut circle, roundhouse
Location: New Luce
County: Dumfries and Galloway
Electoral Ward: Mid Galloway and Wigtown West
Traditional County: Wigtownshire
The monument comprises a hut circle of prehistoric date, visible as turf-covered wall footings.
The monument lies in moorland at around 200m OD. It comprises a hut circle with an internal diameter of about 7m. Its wall survives as a stony bank measuring about 2m thick by 0.3m in height, with six inner facing-stones visible, four of which are at the entrance. The entrance is on the SE.
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 circular with a diameter of 50m, as marked in red on the accompanying map extract.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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