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Little Merkland,fort

A Scheduled Monument in Castle Douglas and Crocketford, Dumfries and Galloway

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.0413 / 55°2'28"N

Longitude: -4.053 / 4°3'10"W

OS Eastings: 268909

OS Northings: 573789

OS Grid: NX689737

Mapcode National: GBR 0B44.BN

Mapcode Global: WH4VC.QK54

Entry Name: Little Merkland,fort

Scheduled Date: 11 January 1938

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Source ID: SM1082

Schedule Class: Cultural

Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort)

Location: Parton

County: Dumfries and Galloway

Electoral Ward: Castle Douglas and Crocketford

Traditional County: Kirkcudbrightshire

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Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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