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Back Bay,fort 580m south of Knock,Monreith

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

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.7224 / 54°43'20"N

Longitude: -4.5329 / 4°31'58"W

OS Eastings: 236965

OS Northings: 539320

OS Grid: NX369393

Mapcode National: GBR HJ57.4DR

Mapcode Global: WH3VK.BKPM

Entry Name: Back Bay,fort 580m S of Knock,Monreith

Scheduled Date: 28 August 1953

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Source ID: SM1979

Schedule Class: Cultural

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

Location: Glasserton

County: Dumfries and Galloway

Electoral Ward: Mid Galloway and Wigtown West

Traditional County: Wigtownshire

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Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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