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Games Castle

Shieling Hut (Post Medieval)

Site Name Games Castle

Classification Shieling Hut (Post Medieval)

Canmore ID 159793

Site Number NT11SW 18

NGR NT 1463 1472

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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  • Council Dumfries And Galloway
  • Parish Moffat
  • Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
  • Former District Annandale And Eskdale
  • Former County Dumfries-shire

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Field Visit (20 October 1999)

NT11SW 18 1463 1472

A small shieling-hut situated below Games Castle, was noted during a pre-afforestation survey of Carrifran Wildwood. It measures 3.6m by 1.9m within 1.1m thick walls.

S Halliday and S Carter (Headland Archaeology) 20 October 1999; NMRS MS 899/174, no.11

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