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Latitude: 54.9411 / 54°56'28"N
Longitude: -4.9227 / 4°55'21"W
OS Eastings: 212883
OS Northings: 564628
OS Grid: NX128646
Mapcode National: GBR GH6N.CVJ
Mapcode Global: WH2S8.C22D
Entry Name: Little Tongue, hut circle 1390m N of
Scheduled Date: 16 March 1999
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM7510
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: hut circle, roundhouse
Location: Inch
County: Dumfries and Galloway
Electoral Ward: Mid Galloway and Wigtown West
Traditional County: Wigtownshire
The monument comprises a hut circle of prehistoric date, visible as a low, turf-covered platform with a few protruding stones.
The monument lies in moorland at around 200m OD. It comprises the remains of a circular hut measuring about 7m in internal diameter. On the N the wall survives as a stony bank about 1.5m wide by 0.2m in height, with at least five outer facing-stones visible, while elsewhere it survives as a lip on the surface of the peat. The entrance was probably on the SE.
The area proposed for scheduling comprises the remains described and an area around them within which related material may be expected to be found. It is circular with a diameter of 35m, as marked in red on the accompanying map extract.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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