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High Croach, Fairy Knowes

Building (Post Medieval), Shieling Hut(S) (Post Medieval)(Possible)

Site Name High Croach, Fairy Knowes

Classification Building (Post Medieval), Shieling Hut(S) (Post Medieval)(Possible)

Canmore ID 60669

Site Number NX06NE 30

NGR NX 08906 68837

NGR Description Centre

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/60669

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Dumfries And Galloway
  • Parish Inch
  • Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
  • Former District Wigtown
  • Former County Wigtownshire

Archaeology Notes

NX06NE 30 centred 089 688

For adjacent hut-circle (NX 0899 6876), see NX06NE 43.

On the NW side of Several Hill there are the remains of a subrectangular building (NX 0877 6873) and a number of shieling huts (NX 0909 6895, 0907 6891, 0866 6878 and 0915 6885).

RCAHMS 1987, visited (PC) 1985-6.

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Note (7 February 2022)

The location, classification and period of this site have been reviewed and changed from BUILDING (PERIOD UNASSIGNED), SHIELING HUT(S) (POST MEDIEVAL).

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