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Latitude: 54.8297 / 54°49'46"N
Longitude: -4.7048 / 4°42'17"W
OS Eastings: 226362
OS Northings: 551668
OS Grid: NX263516
Mapcode National: GBR GHRY.9PP
Mapcode Global: WH2SR.PVVW
Entry Name: Craignarget, cairn 800m ENE of
Scheduled Date: 4 August 1953
Last Amended: 4 March 2002
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM1921
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain)
Location: Old Luce
County: Dumfries and Galloway
Electoral Ward: Mid Galloway and Wigtown West
Traditional County: Wigtownshire
The monument comprises the remains of a prehistoric burial cairn, visible as an upstanding monument. The monument was last scheduled in 1953, but the area covered by the designation did not relate accurately to the remains on the ground. The current rescheduling rectifies this.
The cairn is situated in heather moorland on the S flank of Craignarget Hill. It measures about 10m in diameter and stands up to 1.5m in height.
The area to be scheduled includes the cairn and an area around it within which related material may be expected to survive. It is circular in plan, with a maximum diameter of 25m, as shown in red on the attached map.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of prehistoric burial practices. Its importance is enhanced by its proximity to other broadly contemporary sites of similar function and form.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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The monument is recorded in the RCAHMS as NX 25 SE 10.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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