Kirkconnell
Brickworks (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Kirkconnell
Classification Brickworks (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Kirkconnel
Canmore ID 158789
Site Number NX96NE 61
NGR NX 9822 6818
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/158789
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Troqueer (Kirkcudbrightshire)
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Nithsdale
- Former County Kirkcudbrightshire
NX96NE 61 9822 6818
NX 983 680. Exploratory excavations near the edge of the merse have revealed an area which was either the off-loading area for the 18th century jetty or the site of a brickworks known to be functioning in the 1750's. This excavation throws considerable doubt on the authenticity of the site of Latimer's Grave marked on OS 6" map (see NX96NE 4).
J Williams 1965.
A unroofed structure annotated 'Old Brick Kiln' is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Kirkcudbrightshire 1854, sheet xxxiv), but it was not on shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10560 map (1971).
Information from RCAHMS (AKK) 25 February 2000.
