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Gabsnout Burn
Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)
Site Name Gabsnout Burn
Classification Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 61670
Site Number NX16SE 83
NGR NX 1968 6103
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/61670
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Old Luce
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Wigtown
- Former County Wigtownshire
NX16SE 83 1968 6103.
The remains of a burnt mound are situated on the S bank of a tributary of the Gabsnout Burn 750m ESE of Mid Gleniron farmhouse. The shape of the mound has been obscured by forestry ploughing, but it measures up to 12m from E to W by 7.7m transversely and at least 1m in height. The plough furrows that cut through the mound reveal that it is packed with burnt stones, but several large stones have also been turned up by the furrows.
RCAHMS 1987, visited (SH) 16 June 1986
Photographed and sampled for C-14 and possible TL dating.
C J Russell-White 1987
Field Visit (16 June 1986)
The remains of a burnt mound are situated on the S bank of a tributary of the Gabsnout Burn 750m ESE of Mid Gleniron farmhouse. The shape of the mound has been obscured by forestry ploughing, but it measures up to 12m from E to W by 7.7m transversely and at least 1m in height. The plough furrows that cut through the mound reveal that it is packed with burnt stones, but several large stones have also been turned up by the furrows.
RCAHMS 1987, visited (SH) 16 June 1986
Field Visit (1987)
Photographed and sampled for C-14 and possible TL dating.
C J Russell-White 1987
