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Castle Wood

Earthwork (Period Unassigned), Site (Period Unassigned)

Site Name Castle Wood

Classification Earthwork (Period Unassigned), Site (Period Unassigned)

Alternative Name(s) Caerlaverock Castle

Canmore ID 66078

Site Number NY06NW 12

NGR NY 025 654

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/66078

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Administrative Areas

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

Archaeology Notes

NY06NW 12 025 654

See also NY06NW 6 and NY06NW 7.

NY 025 654. An embankment in Castle Wood, for which a Roman origin is propounded by Reid, may be medieval. (Information from A E Truckell, Dumfries Museum)

R C Reid 1946

Dense vegetation prevented any proper field investigation.

Visited by OS (EGC) 18 August 1965

Activities

Field Visit (13 March 2018 - 15 March 2018)

Historic Woodland Assessment at Caerlaverock Castle and its surroundings.

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