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Latitude: 54.9362 / 54°56'10"N
Longitude: -3.6714 / 3°40'16"W
OS Eastings: 293015
OS Northings: 561452
OS Grid: NX930614
Mapcode National: GBR 2CSC.Y9
Mapcode Global: WH5X8.K6Y4
Entry Name: Slewcairn, hut circle on W bank of Mid Burn
Scheduled Date: 21 December 1973
Last Amended: 23 January 2002
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM3341
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: hut circle, roundhouse
Location: Colvend and Southwick
County: Dumfries and Galloway
Electoral Ward: Abbey
Traditional County: Kirkcudbrightshire
The monument comprises the remains of a hut circle, a stone-walled house dating from the later prehistoric period. The monument was originally scheduled in 1973, but the area covered by the designation was not properly defined. The current rescheduling rectifies this.
The hut circle lies at around 235m OD, on the edge of a natural knoll overlooking the Mid Burn to the E. It has an internal diameter of around 7m, with stone walls approximately 0.8m high and spread to 2.5m wide. The entrance is in the SE, with a large boulder approximately 1.5m by 0.75m by 0.5m forming a portal stone at the E side of the entrance. There is no obvious trace of an associated field system, but the surrounding area has been heavily disturbed by forestry ploughing.
The area to be scheduled is a circle 30m in diameter, centred on the hut circle, as shown in red on the accompanying map.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our understanding of later prehistoric settlement and economy.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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The monument is RCAHMS number NX 96 SW 5.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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