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Garthland Mains, enclosure 240m SSW of

A Scheduled Monument in Stranraer and the Rhins, Dumfries and Galloway

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.8544 / 54°51'15"N

Longitude: -4.9988 / 4°59'55"W

OS Eastings: 207597

OS Northings: 555192

OS Grid: NX075551

Mapcode National: GBR GH1W.70Q

Mapcode Global: WH2SM.57WV

Entry Name: Garthland Mains, enclosure 240m SSW of

Scheduled Date: 16 March 1999

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Source ID: SM7371

Schedule Class: Cultural

Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive)

Location: Stoneykirk

County: Dumfries and Galloway

Electoral Ward: Stranraer and the Rhins

Traditional County: Wigtownshire

Description

The monument comprises an enclosed settlement of prehistoric date, visible as a cropmark on oblique aerial photographs.

The monument lies on a low rise in arable farmland at around 25m OD. It comprises a sub-circular ditched enclosure with a maximum overall diameter of about 30m. The ditch is about 2m wide.

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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