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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
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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