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Latitude: 54.9767 / 54°58'36"N
Longitude: -4.9861 / 4°59'9"W
OS Eastings: 208995
OS Northings: 568761
OS Grid: NX089687
Mapcode National: GBR GH2K.6W1
Mapcode Global: WH2S1.C5XL
Entry Name: Fairy Knowes, hut circle 1400m ENE of High Croach
Scheduled Date: 13 December 2000
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM7383
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: hut circle, roundhouse
Location: Inch
County: Dumfries and Galloway
Electoral Ward: Stranraer and the Rhins
Traditional County: Wigtownshire
The monument comprises a hut circle, a substantial circular domestic building dating from the first millenium BC.
The monument lies at around 210m OD, on a craggy west-facing hillslope, overlooking the Claddy House Burn and Loch Ryan. It is slightly oval in shape, about 12m in maximum overall diameter, over stone walls standing up to 0.5m high and spread to 2m wide. The entrance on the SSE is protected by a baffle wall.
The area proposed for scheduling comprises the remains described and an area around them within which related material may be expected to be found. It is circular with a diameter of 35m, as marked in red on the accompanying map extract.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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