Laughenghie
Archaeological Feature (Medieval) - (Post Medieval)
Site Name Laughenghie
Classification Archaeological Feature (Medieval) - (Post Medieval)
Canmore ID 68856
Site Number NX66NW 11
NGR NX 6144 6623
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/68856
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Girthon
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Stewartry
- Former County Kirkcudbrightshire
Field Visit (3 May 1990)
NX66NW 11 6144 6623.
The settlement at Laughenghie is mapped by Pont (1654) with the spelling Lagganghy, but is otherwise missing from cartographic sources. The first edition OS six-inch map (Kirkcudbrightshire 1848-50 Sheet 37) shows a farmstead in ruins at this location and the surrounding field-system. Superficially the remains appear to be those of a post-medieval farmstead, which was abandoned during the Improvement Period, during which initial enclosure had taken place. However, the appearance of the settlement on Pont's map suggests that it has greater antiquity.
11.1 NX 6144 6623 Farmstead
11.2 NX 6144 6617 Field-system and Rig
11.3 NX 6142 6639 Kiln-barn
11.4 NX 6166 6644 Shieling-huts (three groups)
Visited by RCAHMS (PJD) 3 May 1990.
