Loch Doon
Pin (Bronze)
Site Name Loch Doon
Classification Pin (Bronze)
Alternative Name(s) 'Near The Head Of Loch Doon'
Canmore ID 63616
Site Number NX49SE 5
NGR NX 48 92
NGR Description NX c. 48 92
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Carsphairn
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Stewartry
- Former County Kirkcudbrightshire
NX49SE 5 c. 48 92.
A bronze pin, found about 4ft under the surface when cutting peats in a moss in Carsphairn parish, near the head of Loch Doon was exhibited to the members of the Society in 1912 by James M'Cargo, Kirkpatrick Durham. It was 3 7/8ins long, with an open circular head 1 inch in diameter, made from one piece of bronze wire.
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1912.