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Latitude: 54.9208 / 54°55'14"N
Longitude: -4.8817 / 4°52'54"W
OS Eastings: 215417
OS Northings: 562261
OS Grid: NX154622
Mapcode National: GBR GHBP.SRW
Mapcode Global: WH2S8.ZKKZ
Entry Name: High Airyolland, burnt mounds 430m WNW of
Scheduled Date: 5 October 1999
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM7521
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: burnt mound
Location: New Luce
County: Dumfries and Galloway
Electoral Ward: Mid Galloway and Wigtown West
Traditional County: Wigtownshire
The monument comprises two burnt mounds of prehistoric date, visible as upstanding mounds.
The monument lies in rough pasture at around 90m OD. It comprises two burnt mounds on opposite sides of a burn. The larger mound is to the NW and measures about 15m NE-SW by 7m transversely by about 0.4m in height. It has a hollow in the SW end measuring about 5m NNE-SSW by 3m transversely which opens onto the burn to the SE. A sheep rub has revealed that this mound is densely packed with burnt stones. The second mound, to the SE of the burn, is D-shaped and measures about 9m E-W by about 4.2m transversely, standing to a height of about 0.4m.
A burnt mound represents the waste from a cooking technique whereby heated stones are placed into a tank of water to bring the water to the boil, resulting in the burning and shattering of the stones. There are usually associated hearths, shelters and other remains.
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 rectangular, measuring 45m approximately NE-SW by 40m, as marked in red on the accompanying map extract.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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