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Cairn na Gath, long cairn, Balmurrie Fell

A Scheduled Monument in Mid Galloway and Wigtown West, Dumfries and Galloway

Coordinates

Latitude: 54.9692 / 54°58'9"N

Longitude: -4.7939 / 4°47'37"W

OS Eastings: 221260

OS Northings: 567418

OS Grid: NX212674

Mapcode National: GBR 43.Y0GL

Mapcode Global: WH2S4.BCGC

« Listing Details

Entry Name: Cairn na Gath, long cairn, Balmurrie Fell

Scheduled Date: 12 January 1938

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Source ID: SM1922

Schedule Class: Cultural

Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: long cairn

Location: New Luce

County: Dumfries and Galloway

Electoral Ward: Mid Galloway and Wigtown West

Traditional County: Wigtownshire

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