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Dunragit

Archaeological Landscape (Prehistoric)

Site Name Dunragit

Classification Archaeological Landscape (Prehistoric)

Canmore ID 78918

Site Number NX15NW 76

NGR NX 14924 57403

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Dumfries And Galloway
  • Parish Old Luce
  • Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
  • Former District Wigtown
  • Former County Wigtownshire

Archaeology Notes

NX15NW 76.00 centred 149 573

NX15NW 76.01 NX 1491 5739 Enclosure: pit-defined (pit-enclosure)

NX15NW 76.02 NX 1495 5723 Enclosure: pit-defined (possible)

NX15NW 76.03 NX 1482 5740 Ring-ditches

NX15NW 76.04 NX 1497 5745 Cursus: pit-defined; Pit-alignment

NX15NW 76.05 NX 1486 5752 Linear cropmark

See also NX15NE 69.00 Cropmark Complex and NX15NW 75.01 Roman Road.

Activities

Aerial Photographic Transcription (10 September 1992 - 16 December 1992)

An aerial transcription was produced from oblique aerial photographs. Information from Historic Environment Scotland (BM) 31 March 2017.

Note (11 April 2014)

Excavation revealed the postholes of concentric timber enclosures, and as such the classification has been changed from pit enclosures to timber enclosures.

Information from RCAHMS (KMM) 11 April 2014

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