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Galtway Hill

Cairn (Period Unassigned)

Site Name Galtway Hill

Classification Cairn (Period Unassigned)

Canmore ID 64412

Site Number NX74NW 16

NGR NX 7129 4845

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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  • Council Dumfries And Galloway
  • Parish Kirkcudbright
  • Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
  • Former District Stewartry
  • Former County Kirkcudbrightshire

Archaeology Notes

NX74NW 16 7129 4845.

NX 7129 4845 - On the summit of Galtway Hill is a turf-covered cairn (RCAHMS 1914, visited 1911) 18.5m in diameter and 1.6m high. Quarrying at the base gives a superficial appearance of a platform.

Surveyed at 1/2500.

Visited by OS (RD) 3 February 1971

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