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Latitude: 54.9772 / 54°58'37"N
Longitude: -4.9518 / 4°57'6"W
OS Eastings: 211191
OS Northings: 568721
OS Grid: NX111687
Mapcode National: GBR GH4K.BJY
Mapcode Global: WH2S1.X557
Entry Name: Awies, hut circle 700m SSW of
Scheduled Date: 5 October 1999
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM7466
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 wall footings.
The monument lies at the foot of a low slope in rough pasture, at around 195m OD. It comprises a hut circle measuring about 6.8m in internal diameter. Its walls survive as a stony bank measuring about 2m thick by 0.5m in height, with three outer facing-stones visible on the NE. The entrance is on the ESE.
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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Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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