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Knockiebae, Hill Mabreedia
Hut Circle (Prehistoric)
Site Name Knockiebae, Hill Mabreedia
Classification Hut Circle (Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 61376
Site Number NX16NE 25
NGR NX 18350 65632
NGR Description Centre
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/61376
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish New Luce
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Wigtown
- Former County Wigtownshire
NX16NE 25 1835 6563.
A hut circle is situated within an enclosure on a terrace low down the E flank of Hill Mabreedia. It measures 7.3m in diameter within a stony bank 1.8m thick by 0.5m high; a few possible outer facing-stone are visible and the entrance is on the E. Except on the E, where the ground falls away sharply to the Hill Mabreedia Burn, the surrounding enclosure is bounded by a wall which has been reduced for most of its length to a stony bank 2.5m thick by between 0.2m and 0.4m in height. Several facing-stones are visible and the original thickness of the wall was about 1.5m. There is a large gap in the wall on the N (possibly the result of stone-robbing), but a narrow gap on the S may mark the position of an original entrance.
RCAHMS 1987, visited (SH) 23 April 1986
Measured Survey (23 April 1986)
RCAHMS surveyed the hut circle and enclosure, Hill of Mabreedia on 23 April 1986 with plane-table and alidade at a scale of 1:1000.
Note (24 November 2021)
The location, classification and period of this site have been reviewed.
