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Latitude: 54.9387 / 54°56'19"N
Longitude: -4.9556 / 4°57'20"W
OS Eastings: 210768
OS Northings: 564444
OS Grid: NX107644
Mapcode National: GBR GH4N.GTG
Mapcode Global: WH2S7.V4D8
Entry Name: Balker Moor, cairn 1470m NNE of Balker
Scheduled Date: 16 March 1999
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM7518
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain)
Location: Inch
County: Dumfries and Galloway
Electoral Ward: Mid Galloway and Wigtown West
Traditional County: Wigtownshire
The monument comprises a cairn of prehistoric date, visible as a stony mound.
The monument lies on the W shoulder of Balker Moor at around 190m OD. It comprises a heather-covered, circular cairn measuring about 19m in diameter by about 0.6m in height. Although disturbed on the SE side, the perimeter kerb of the cairn is clearly visible. The monument is a burial mound of a type characteristic of the Bronze Age.
The area proposed for scheduling comprises the remains of the cairn as described and an area around them within which related material may be expected to be found. It is circular with a diameter of 40m, as marked in red on the accompanying map extract.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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