Tree Island, Whitefield Loch
Crannog (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Tree Island, Whitefield Loch
Classification Crannog (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 62149
Site Number NX25NW 11
NGR NX 2323 5509
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/62149
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Old Luce
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Wigtown
- Former County Wigtownshire
NX25NW 11 2323 5509
Not to be confused with NX25NW 12 or NX25NW 21.
(NX 2323 5509) Tree Island, so called by Wilson as it had been planted, is a crannog. It measures 70' x 50' and rises 10' above the summer level of Whitefield Loch. It is crowned by an old cairn, covered with moss 6" - 8" deep. Wilson notes beams of wood at the SW and to the N of the island. It has not been excavated.
G Wilson 1873; RCAHMS 1912, visited 1911
This crannog, no longer an island, is a natural mound with an artificial spread of stones 20.0m NE-SW by 10.0m transversely upon it. It is covered with trees and undergrowth; no wooden beams are evident.
Resurveyed at 1:2500.
Visited by OS (BS) 28 June 1976.
