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Tongland, General
Village (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Tongland, General
Classification Village (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 214995
Site Number NX65SE 348
NGR NX 6968 5399
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/214995
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Tongland
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Stewartry
- Former County Kirkcudbrightshire
Watching Brief (10 January 2017 - 17 January 2017)
NX 69680 53984 A watching brief was maintained, 10–17 January 2017, during site clearance and levelling works in preparation for the construction of a garage. The site lies c100m W of Tongland Abbey, and possibly bounds the former access way into the abbey precinct. The place name ‘Meikleyett’ in the immediate vicinity of the site may refer to the abbey’s former gatehouse. Whilst the lower courses of the walls of a small 19th-century Poor’s House Cottage were revealed by the work, there was no evidence of any earlier structures. However, several worked stones of probable medieval date, showing simple roll moulding or other minor architectural details, were recovered. Previously, a carved
sandstone fragment in the form of a leaf was found in the garden of the property.
Archive: DGC HER (intended)
David Devereux
(Source: DES, Volume 18)
