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Ryehill,motte

A Scheduled Monument in Mid and Upper Nithsdale, Dumfries and Galloway

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.3563 / 55°21'22"N

Longitude: -3.9037 / 3°54'13"W

OS Eastings: 279407

OS Northings: 608574

OS Grid: NS794085

Mapcode National: GBR 165H.NQ

Mapcode Global: WH4SX.0MCM

Entry Name: Ryehill,motte

Scheduled Date: 29 March 1955

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Source ID: SM708

Schedule Class: Cultural

Category: Secular: motte

Location: Sanquhar

County: Dumfries and Galloway

Electoral Ward: Mid and Upper Nithsdale

Traditional County: Dumfriesshire

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Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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