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Kelloside

Enclosure(S) (Period Unassigned)

Site Name Kelloside

Classification Enclosure(S) (Period Unassigned)

Canmore ID 45499

Site Number NS71SW 1

NGR NS 725 115

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Dumfries And Galloway
  • Parish Kirkconnel
  • Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
  • Former District Nithsdale
  • Former County Dumfries-shire

Archaeology Notes

NS71SW 1 725 115.

Vestiges of a square entrenchment, which may have been a Roman camp, may be seen at Kelloside.

J Brown 1891

(Centred NS 725 115) Enclosures A-F, visible on air photographs (CPE Scot 324: 4406-7, flown 1948, show inconclusive surface markings). Information from A E Truckell and J Clarke 1953

A, B and C - no trace of any earthworks; D and E - Field under crop, no trace of any earthworks. F - rough pasture; no trace.

Visited by OS (JLD) 23 June 1954

These areas lie on undulating north-facing slopes now under pasture. The farmer at Kelloside reports no finds or unusual features occurring in the vicinity.

Visited by OS (JRL) 15 March 1978

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