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Cairnhead,fort

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

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.7166 / 54°42'59"N

Longitude: -4.3516 / 4°21'5"W

OS Eastings: 248619

OS Northings: 538266

OS Grid: NX486382

Mapcode National: GBR HJM7.PF7

Mapcode Global: WH3VN.4Q22

Entry Name: Cairnhead,fort

Scheduled Date: 9 February 1939

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Source ID: SM1957

Schedule Class: Cultural

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

Location: Whithorn

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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