Whitefield Loch
Crannog (Period Unassigned)(Possible)
Site Name Whitefield Loch
Classification Crannog (Period Unassigned)(Possible)
Canmore ID 62258
Site Number NX25SW 28
NGR NX 2355 5486
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Old Luce
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Wigtown
- Former County Wigtownshire
NX25SW 28 2355 5486
NX 23555486. An islet (No 13 on plan) apparently a small crannog, 37' x 27' x 3' high, and covered with rank green grass. Wilson had not examined it, nor noted any beams of wood or stakes. It is surrounded by peat, except on the W.
G Wilson 1873
This area, no longer an island, is marshy and covered in dense undergrowth. No evidence of a crannog could be found.
Visited by OS (TRG) 12 July 1976.
