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Latitude: 54.9361 / 54°56'9"N
Longitude: -4.9351 / 4°56'6"W
OS Eastings: 212069
OS Northings: 564100
OS Grid: NX120641
Mapcode National: GBR GH6N.L6X
Mapcode Global: WH2S8.5678
Entry Name: Little Tongue, hut circle 1050m NW of
Scheduled Date: 16 March 1999
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM7512
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: hut circle, roundhouse
Location: Inch
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 foundations with some protruding stones.
The monument lies in rough pasture at around 165m OD. It comprises the remains of an oval hut with internal measurements of about 9.2m E-W by 8.5m transversely. Its wall survives as a stony bank about 2m thick by 0.4m in height, with at least seven inner facing-stones visible on the N side. The entrance is on the E.
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 35m, as marked in red on the accompanying map extract.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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