Soulseat Loch - Kirminnoch
Quarry Pit(S) (Roman), Roman Road (Roman)
Site Name Soulseat Loch - Kirminnoch
Classification Quarry Pit(S) (Roman), Roman Road (Roman)
Canmore ID 80686
Site Number NX15NW 75.02
NGR NX 11115 58724
NGR Description From NX 10346 59094 to NX 12354 58415
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/80686
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Inch
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Wigtown
- Former County Wigtownshire
NX15NW 75.02 from 1035 5910 to 1230 5845. RR 8.
Formerly RX 23.
(See NX15NW 75.00 and NX15NE 70.00)
The Roman road is visible as quarry pits in RCAHMS oblique aerial photographs, S of the Old Military Road.
Information from RCAHMS (SW) 23 July 2003.
Aerial Photographic Transcription (8 April 1994 - 6 June 1994)
An aerial transcription was produced from oblique aerial photographs. Information from Historic Environment Scotland (BM) 31 March 2017.
Aerial Photographic Transcription (25 November 2011 - 7 December 2011)
Aerial Photographic Interpretation (3 December 2021)
Quarry pits flanking the Roman Road have been recorded as cropmarking on oblique aerial photographs (RCAHMSAP 1978; 1984, 1992, 1993, 1995, 2005), extending 2.2km W from the modern road at Kirminnoch Cottage (NX 12356 58424) to a point (NX 10356 59090) on the NE side of Soulseat Loch. Four separate sections have been recorded as roughly parallel rows of quarry pits. Three sections follow an ESE to WNW trajectory, with the westernmost section turning to the NW as it passes the loch.
Information from HES Archaeological Survey (K. Millican) 3 December 2021.
Aerial Photographic Transcription (8 November 2021)
An interpretative transcription, or mapping, of information on oblique aerial photographs was produced on 8 November 2021.
Field Visit (22 March 2022)
The location, classification and period of this site have been reviewed.
