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Ford Hill

Farmstead (Period Unassigned)

Site Name Ford Hill

Classification Farmstead (Period Unassigned)

Alternative Name(s) Upper Cairneycroft

Canmore ID 65321

Site Number NX89SW 28

NGR NX 82471 93127

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Dumfries And Galloway
  • Parish Tynron
  • Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
  • Former District Nithsdale
  • Former County Dumfries-shire

Archaeology Notes

NX89SW 28 8247 9312

Visible on vertical air photographs, (OS 73/396/276-7, flown 1973).

A farmstead comprising two unroofed buildings, one roofed long building and two enclosures is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Dumfriesshire 1860, sheet xxx). One unroofed long building and two enclosures are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1982).

Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 6 June 2000

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