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Irelandton Moor
Cairnfield (Prehistoric), Hut Circle (Prehistoric)
Site Name Irelandton Moor
Classification Cairnfield (Prehistoric), Hut Circle (Prehistoric)
Alternative Name(s) Din Hill
Canmore ID 69128
Site Number NX65NW 54
NGR NX 6408 5690
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/69128
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Twynholm
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Stewartry
- Former County Kirkcudbrightshire
Field Visit (16 May 1990)
NX65NW 54 6408 5690.
This hut-circle is situated on a small knoll on the NE side of Din Hill, NW of Irelandton; it measures 11.9m within a stony bank 1.4m in thickness and up to 0.3m in height. There is a possible entrance on the SE, but the arc from the SE to the SW has been mutilated by rig that rides up over the edge of the knoll into the interior of the hut-circle.
There are a scatter of small cairns to the N (NX 640 570) and the SSE (NX 641 567), measuring between 2m and 4m in diameter and up to 0.4m in height. The area to the S is considerably disturbed by cattle and re-seeding.
Visited by RCAHMS (DCC) 16 May 1990.
