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Latitude: 54.9181 / 54°55'5"N
Longitude: -4.8819 / 4°52'54"W
OS Eastings: 215390
OS Northings: 561956
OS Grid: NX153619
Mapcode National: GBR GHBQ.0K3
Mapcode Global: WH2S8.ZNF2
Entry Name: High Airyolland, burnt mound 490m WSW of
Scheduled Date: 5 October 1999
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM7522
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 on the E side of a burn at around 100m OD. The mound is slightly crescentic, measuring about 10.3m NNE-SSW by some 6.7m transversely, by about 0.6m in maximum height, with the open side facing towards the burn on the W.
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 remains.
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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