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Dranigower
Hut Circle(S) (Prehistoric)
Site Name Dranigower
Classification Hut Circle(S) (Prehistoric)
Alternative Name(s) Hardcroft, Fauldinchie
Canmore ID 61638
Site Number NX16SE 54
NGR NX 19279 64700
NGR Description Centre
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/61638
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish New Luce
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Wigtown
- Former County Wigtownshire
NX16SE 54 1931 6468 and 1925 6468.
At least two probable hut circles are situated on the boulder-strewn hillside to the SE of the ruins of Fauldinchie. The easterly one stands at the crest of the slope and measures 5m in diameter within a wall reduced to a stony bank 1.7m in thckness by 0.3m in height. Several possible facing-stones are visible and a small hut or pen has been constructed within the interior. The entrance is not visible.
The other hut circle, which lies on a terrace 60m to the W measures 7.4m from ENE to WSW by 6.8m transversely within a wall reduced to a stony bank 1.7m in thickness by up to 0.4m in height; there are several inner and outer facing-stones and also one run of inner face on the N side of the entrance which appears to stand two courses high. The entrance is on the SSE at the foot of the slope a further 30m on the NNW (NX 1924 6472), there is possibly a third hut circle overlain by a small pen or hut of relatively recent date. The hut circle measures 10m in diameter over a stony bank up to 2.2m in thickness by 0.2m in height; its entrance is on the SE.
RCAHMS 1987, visited (SH) 30 June 1986
Field Visit (23 March 2022)
The location, classification and period of this site have been reviewed.
