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Glenwhilly
Enclosure (Prehistoric), Hut Circle (Prehistoric)
Site Name Glenwhilly
Classification Enclosure (Prehistoric), Hut Circle (Prehistoric)
Alternative Name(s) Drumanee, Davenholme Burn
Canmore ID 61816
Site Number NX17SE 31
NGR NX 15924 72231
NGR Description Centre
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/61816
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish New Luce
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Wigtown
- Former County Wigtownshire
NX17SE 31 1593 7222.
A hut-circle is situated on a SW-facing slope on the E side of a burn that drains the SE flank of Drumanee into the Davenholme Burn. The hut-circle measures 9.5m in diameter within a wall up to 0.5m high and spread to a maximum thickness of 2m. The entrance is on the SE, facing towards a probable entrance through the perimeter of the surrounding enclosure. Enternally the enclosure extends to about 0.55 ha, an irregularly shaped area measuring a maximum of 115m from NE to SW by 65m transversely. The NW side of the enclosure is largely obscured by peat, but elsewhere the perimeter is visible as a stony bank up to 2.5m thick or a low stony scarp.
RCAHMS 1987, visited (SH) 9 July 1985
Measured Survey (6 August 1985)
RCAHMS surveyed the hut circle and enclosure at Drumanee, Glenwhilly (NX17SE 31) on 6 August 1985 with plane-table and self-reducing alidade at a scale of 1:1000.
Note (4 March 2022)
The location, classification and period of this site have been reviewed and changed from ENCLOSURE (PERIOD UNASSIGNED), HUT CIRCLE (PREHISTORIC).
