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Orchard Mote,earthwork

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

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.1552 / 55°9'18"N

Longitude: -3.8063 / 3°48'22"W

OS Eastings: 284999

OS Northings: 586032

OS Grid: NX849860

Mapcode National: GBR 18VT.RT

Mapcode Global: WH5W1.HPP9

Entry Name: Orchard Mote,earthwork

Scheduled Date: 1 April 1924

Last Amended: 19 August 1963

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Source ID: SM705

Schedule Class: Cultural

Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive)

Location: Glencairn

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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