Castle Loch, Lochmaben
Crannog (Period Unknown)(Possible)
Site Name Castle Loch, Lochmaben
Classification Crannog (Period Unknown)(Possible)
Canmore ID 66289
Site Number NY08SE 30
NGR NY 091 813
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/66289
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Lochmaben
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Annandale And Eskdale
- Former County Dumfries-shire
NY08SE 30 091 813.
See also NY08SE 9.
NY 091 813. Dr Wilson has recovered several worked timbers from a crannog in the south-eastern bay of Castle Loch, near its outlet, during a period of low water when the structure was a few inches below the surface.
Dumfries Museum 1968
The configuration of Castle Loch is such that the 'south-eastern bay' could refer to the water around the reported crannog NY08SE 9 as easily as to the area denoted by NY08SE 30. The timbers noted under NY08SE 30 are apparently those published in TDGNHAS 1982 (J B Wilson) as from NY c.086 813, and it is probable that there is only one recorded crannog, at this latter location.
Dr Wilson (per. J Page) states that the Dumfries Museum account should refer to the south-western bay of Castle Loch. NY08SE 9 and NY08SE 30 are probably the same crannog, located by him at NY 0853 8130.
Information from letter from J Page, Dept of Physical Planning, Dumfries and Galloway Regional Council, 4 June 1990.
Note (1997)
NY 0853 8130 NY08SE 9
Listed as crannog (with NY08SE 9).
RCAHMS 1997.
