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Craigie Mains
Oar (Period Unknown)
Site Name Craigie Mains
Classification Oar (Period Unknown)
Canmore ID 116891
Site Number NS43SW 18.01
NGR NS 405 316
NGR Description NS c. 405 316
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/116891
- Council South Ayrshire
- Parish Craigie
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Kyle And Carrick
- Former County Ayrshire
NS43SW 18.01 c. 405 316
(Location cited as NS c. 405 316). An oar was found before 1895 during drainage operations to the SW of Craigie Castle, where a possible crannog (NS43SW 18.00) was also noted. It was not recorded in detail and has not survived.
Smith 1895, 129; RCAHMS 1985b, 11, no. 43; R J C Mowat 1996.
