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MDG11661 NEWLANDS HOUSE, STEADING

FARMSTEAD 19th Century to Modern

NX 9618 8518

Originally a range of buildings to the north-west of Newlands House, as shown on the first edition Ordnance Survey map, by the time of the second edition at the end of the 19th century it had been extended to a four-sided courtyard steading.

The major extension and refurbishment of Newlands House, completed in 1911, involved the demolition of the original south-eastern range of buildings, leaving the U-shaped arrangement which stands today.Information from DGC (AJN) 16 November 2012

MDG11662 NEWLANDS HOUSE, WALLED GARDEN

WALLED GARDEN 19th Century to Modern

MDG11663 DALSWINTON HOUSE COUNTRY HOUSE 18th Century to Modern

NX98SW 79.00 9423 8408For Comyn's Tower and Dalswinton Old House see NX98SW 13 and 14 respectively.NX98SW 79.01 NX 9429 8449 DovecotNX98SW 79.02 Centred NX 9445 8435 Walled GardenNX98SW 79.03 NX 9468 8444 LodgeNX98SW 79.04 NX 9484 8436 LodgesNX98SW 79.05 NX 9422 8424 StablesNX98SW 79.06 Centred NX 9419 8430 FarmsteadingVisible on vertical air photograph, (OS 75/085/146, flown 1975).Information from RCAHMS (RJCM) October 1996.

'B' Listed [HS Ref:10281], see DGC Listed Buildings database

for further details.MDG11906 BANKHEAD MILL?; FINDSPOT Anglian to

NorseNX98SW 71 937 847

In store at the Royal Museum of Scotland (under accession number RMS PD 12) there is a paddle-blade which was found before 1956 during drainage operations at a point about 300m E of Bankhead farmsteading. The area is situated on the edge of the haughland of the middle Nith valley, and at an altitude of about 45m OD.The blade is of oak, and measures 1' 3?" (0.39m) in length by up to 3.85" (90mm) in width and 1.05" (32mm) in thickness. The ventral surface is concave in both planes and has a slight twist; the distal end is rounded and the proximal end is tapered around a distinct collar.This form of paddle has been compared with that commonly used in Irish horizontal mills and clearly demonstrates the differences between mill-paddles and those used for waterborne propulsion. S Maxwell 1956; R J C Mowat 1996, visited August 1987.

Paddle wheel C14 dated to AD640-880 (95.4%) by NMS.Information from A Sheridan October 2002

MDG12861 HIGH TOWNHEAD BURNT MOUND Early Bronze Age to Late Bronze Age

NX 9278 8669Burnt Mound

Located during site visit in connection with Woodland Grant Scheme for adjacent shelter belt [JB].Dumfries and Galloway SMR: Information entered 23/03/2000

MDG12867 BANKHEAD ENCLOSURE Roman NX 9355 8468Enclosure

AP plot of a sub-rectangular enclosure noted on map sent to DGSMR from Historic Scotland, annotated 'St J AP BC32'.

Dumfries and Galloway SMR: Information entered 28/03/2000MDG12871 CARZIELD EARTHWORK Late Neolithic

to MedievalNX 9726 8196Earthwork

Information supplied by D. Maynard, from BGE Survey 1992.Dumfries and Galloway SMR: Information entered 31/03/2000

Examination of a series of aerial photographs by Barri Jones in 1976 suggest that this feature, an oval banked enclosure, lies some 190m SSE of the above NGR, at NX 9731 8177. Possible henge?Information from DGC [AJN] 6 June 2006

MDG13236 ISLE / GATESIDE OF ISLE; RIVER NITH

LINEAR FEATURE Unknown NX98SW 93 934 834Linear cropmarks have been recorded from aerial photographs (RCAHMSAP 1994) in a field some 300m E of Gateside of Isle, on the S bank of the River Nith. The cropmarks include two parallel lines running NW - SW for approximately 100m. They do not appear to be garden features associated with Tower Isle country house to the SE (NX98SW 15) or field boundaries. They are not depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Dumfrieshire, 1882, sheet XLI).Information from RCAHMS (JH) 17 July 1998.

MDG13369 BROOMDYKES RING DITCH Unknown NX98SE 96 9754 8361The cropmark of a ring-ditch approximately 14m in diameter has been revealed by aerial photography 520m WNW of Broomdykes farmsteading.Information from RCAHMS (KB) 20 April 1999

A second possible ring ditch, some 100m E, is visible on Solway Heritage AP 78_24/r2335.Information from DGC [AJN] 03 January 2003

MDG13431 DALSWINTON VILLAGE 18th Century to Modern

NX98NW 45 centred 9370 8538

Linear planned estate village dating to c. 1780.

L Philip, 2005MDG17822 DALSWINTON MILL WATER MILL 18th Century

to ModernNX98NW 33 9480 8518(Location cited as NX 948 852). Mill, Dalswinton, late 18th to early 19th century. A two-storey and attic rubble building on an L plan, with an 8-spoke high-breast wood and iron bucket wheel, about 3ft (0.91m) wide by 14ft (4.27m) diameter. Now disused.J R Hume 1976.

Mid/late 18th century, additions to south and to west early/ mid 19th century. Cornmill built on sloping south bank of Pennyland Burn. 1/2 storeys with basements and lofts. Rubble-built with ashlar dressings, all whitewashed. Essentially 2 adjoining rectangular-plan blocks in joggled plan, (principal) north block with 2 lower wings at west (the larger gabled, piended low addition in re-entrant angle; main door inserted alongside, above slope); iron breast wheel (dated 1893) on piended north wall; single window above. South block (raised in height perhaps mid 19th century) has central 2-leaf boarded door on south gable only external opening (broken mill stones as steps to latter). Roofed with graded slates. Some internal machinery and gearing survives.

MDG17823 DALSWINTON VILLAGE 1-13 MAIN STREET (HOUSES ON SOUTH SIDE OF ROAD) (ODD NUMBERS)

TERRACED HOUSE 18th Century to Modern

Circa 1790. Long, single storey terraced row; originally 9 centre-doored 3-bay cottages, but some modern alterations, and now converted to 6 cottages (some doors now windows): all painted rubble and margins: boarded and glazed doors mostly 4-pane sashes. Corniced axial stacks: slate roofs, with straight skews at either gable. References: OLD STATISTICAL ACCOUNT vol II p33

MDG17824 DALSWINTON VILLAGE 2-12 MAIN STREET (HOUSES ON EAST SIDE OF ROAD)


Circa 1790. Teraced row of 6 2-storey 3-bay houses (raised a storey in 19th century). Painted rubble and margins. Each house has central boarded and glazed door, 4-pane ground

(EVEN NUMBERS) floor windows, 2 smaller modern plate-glass windows above: corniced axial stacks; slated roofs, with straight skews at centre and at ends of terrace. Small shop against south gable. References: OLD STATISTICAL ACCOUNT vol II p33

MDG17825 DALSWINTON VILLAGE FORMER SMITHY

BLACKSMITH'S WORKSHOP 18th Century to Modern

Probably circa 1790. Single storey, 2-bay side elevation to main road, 6-bay south elevation with off-centre gabled porch; painted rubble and margins, mostly plate glass sashes; 2 symmetrically placed apex stacks; slate roof, piended to main road, gabled at west.

MDG17826 DALSWINTON VILLAGE FORMER SCHOOL

SCHOOL; HOUSE 19th Century to Modern

Mid 19th century. Single storey former school, now a house, with window lintels lowered. Rubble-built with ashlar dressings; whitewashed with contrasting painted margins. West elevation: off-centre boarded door with rectangular fanlight, 4 windows to right in regular bays, single window to left. Bipartite in north gable; roof piended at south, above lean-to. Single axial stack. Slate roof.

MDG17827 DUNCOW FORMER STABLE AND FORMER KENNELS

STABLE; KENNEL 19th Century to Modern

Dated 1878. Single storey former stables built around rectangular courtyard. Symmetrical 5-bay east elevation: articulated by slightly advanced central and outer bays; openings all below 2-centred arches; snecked bull-faced red ashlar with polished dressings (remainder mostly rubble- built); central 2-storey square tower with pend, string at main eaves level, raised above datestone, single transomed and hood-moulded light above and finialed pyramidal roof with projecting eaves, wall-head diamond stacks to flanks rising from projecting bases; bipartites to flanking bays, hood-moulded transomed tripartites (blind lower lights) to piended outer bays: eaves band: slate roofs with red ridging tiles and finials. Small tripartites to flanks: lower ranges extend towards west; latter range in domestic use. Courtyard interior: east range is brick, roof swept down over verandah, latter supported on cast-iron columns; gabled loft opening over

pend: inserted garage openings to north range: slit ventilators to south range. 2 similar small rectangular sheds to west formerly used as kennels: both rubble-built, with bull-faced red ashlar quoins and eaves bands, door on short east wall, and piended slate roof with axial ventilators, red ridging tiles and finials.

MDG17828 DUNCOW NORTH LODGE AND GATEPIERS

GATE LODGE; GATE; GATE PIER

19th Century to Modern

Probably circa 1878. Single storey gate lodge. Snecked and bull-faced red ashlar with polished dressings. West elevation: 3 wide bays; projecting and canted inner bay with cross windows (leaded upper lights) and steep faceted roof, porch in south re-entrant angle with swept roof and pointed- arched doorway, and single angle buttress: cross window in left bay. Transomed tripartite in south gable. Apex and wall head stacks. Plain barge-boards. Roofed with graded slates. 3 chamfered, square, red ashlar gatepiers, narrowed below shaped pyramidal caps: spiked cast-iron gates.

MDG17829 DUNCOW SOUTH LODGE AND GATEPIERS

GATE LODGE 19th Century to Modern

Probably circa 1878. Single storey and attic L-plan lodge with Jacobean features. Stugged red ashlar with polished dressings. Canted ground floor window and single attic light to north and to west gables, corbelled wide eaves band between treated as parapet; gabled and finialed porch in re-entrant angle with north-facing door below rope-moulding. All main gables finialed, with shaped crow-steps. Dormer on north wall. Axial stacks with curved ends: slate roof. Square, red ashlar gatepiers, narrowed below pyramidal caps: decorative cast-iron gates and railings: curved low quadrant walls: wall to south taller, with 2 blind slits.

MDG17830 ISLE TOWER TOWER HOUSE 16th Century to Modern

Several building phases, comprising circa 1589 rectangular- plan tower house linked at south east angle to early 19th century house in Z-plan arrangement: rear courtyard formed by outbuildings which extend west from tower house west wall and from south gable of house (former range includes 1700 datestone). All rubble-built with ashlar dressings (house

painted). Tower house: 3 storeys with attic, turrets with curved roof corbelled over 2 diametrically opposite angles, door to courtyard with armorial panel above, and yett; gabled wall-head dormer either face; crow-stepped gables: coped end stack. Interior vaulted at ground level, wheel stair within south east angle. House: originally 2 storeys, 3 bays, 2nd floor with pedimented dormer heads added 1882 (dated), Peddie and Kinnear of Edinburgh, architects: east- facing central door and small-paned sash windows (1 bipartite): crow-stepped gables: end stacks. All roofs slated. References: MacGibbon 6 Ross, CASTELLATED AND DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE, vol III pp 393-4 (1977 reprint) RCAHM INVENTORY no 337 (inc. photo and plan) Peddie and Kinnear drawings index and 1955 sale catalogue in NMRS

MDG16902 CRAWFORDHALL / CRAWFORDLAND

FARMSTEAD Post Medieval to 18th Century

NX98SE 105 9815 8148A farmstead comprising one unroofed building of two compartments, two roofed buildings and two enclosures is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Dumfriesshire 1854-61, sheet xlix). One roofed building and two enclosures are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1989).Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 27 June 2000

MDG16903 CULLIVAIT BUILDING Post Medieval to 18th Century

NX98SE 106 9911 8157One unroofed building is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Dumfriesshire 1854-61, sheet xlix), but it is not shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1989).Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 27 June 2000

MDG16904 CULLIVAIT BUILDING Post Medieval to 18th Century

NX98SE 107 9939 8134One unroofed building is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Dumfriesshire 1854-61, sheet xlvix), but it is not shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1989).Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 27 June 2000

Watching brief in area in May 07 did not locate any features.Info entered DGSMR JB 02/07/07

MDG16906 CRAWFORDHALL FARMSTEAD Post Medieval to 18th Century

NX98SE 104 9817 8153A farmstead comprising three unroofed buildings, one of which has two compartments, two roofed buildings, one of which is T-shaped and the other has an attached roofed horse-gang, and two enclosures is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Dumfriesshire 1854-61, sheet xlix). Two roofed buildings and two enclosures are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1989).Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 27 June 2000

MDG16912 FORESTHEAD FARMSTEAD Post Medieval to 18th Century

NX98NW 51 9171 8622A farmstead comprising one unroofed building annotated Ruin, one roofed building and four enclosures is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Dumfriesshire 1861, sheet xl). One roofed building and one enclosure are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1982).Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 21 June 2000

MDG16914 OLD PENNYLAND FARMSTEAD; ENCLOSURE Post Medieval to 18th Century

NX98NW 52 9365 8768A farmstead annotated Old Pennyland (Ruins), comprising two unroofed buildings, one of which is a long building of five compartments, and an enclosure lying approximately 100m to the S are depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Dumfriesshire 1861, sheet xli). The unroofed long building and the enclosure are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1982).Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 22 June 2000

Visible on recent aerial photographs as grass-covered footings.Information from DGC (AJN) 1 July 2013

MDG16915 PENNYLAND BUILDING Post Medieval to 18th Century

NX98NW 53 9380 8808 A partially roofed building annotated Ruin is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Dumfriesshire 1861, sheet xli). One unroofed building is shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1982).Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 22 June 2000

MDG16916 DALSWINTON WOOD SHEEP FOLD Post Medieval NX98NW 54 9438 8575One unroofed L-shaped structure

to 18th Century

attached to a wall and annotated Sheepfold is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Dumfriesshire 1861, sheet xli), but it is not shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1982).Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 22 June 2000

MDG16917 DOCTOR'S KNOWE BUILDING Post Medieval to 18th Century

NX98NW 55 9341 8561One unroofed building annotated Ruin is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Dumfriesshire 1861, sheet xli), but it is not shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1982).Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 22 June 2000

MDG16918 MARYFIELD WOOD FARMSTEAD Post Medieval to 18th Century

NX98NW 56 9420 8527A farmstead annotated Maryfield (Ruins), comprising three unroofed buildings, is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Dumfriesshire 1861, sheet xli), but it is not shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1982).Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 22 June 2000

MDG16919 BOG HALL BUILDING Post Medieval to 18th Century

NX98NW 57 9470 8533One small unroofed building is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Dumfriesshire 1861, sheet xli), but it is not shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1982).Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 22 June 2000

MDG16920 CROFTHEAD FARMSTEAD Post Medieval to 18th Century

NX98SW 95 9462 8495A farmstead comprising two unroofed buildings, each annotated Ruin, two roofed buildings and two enclosures is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Dumfriesshire 1861, sheet xli). One partially roofed building and two enclosures are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10560 map (1970).Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 22 June 2000

MDG16921 GLENDENHOLM MOOR SHEEP FOLD Post Medieval to 18th Century

NX98Ne 32 9779 8690One unroofed structure annotated Sheepfold is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Dumfriesshire 1861, sheet xli), but it is not shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1983).Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 22 June 2000

MDG16922 NEWLANDS LINN / WILDERNESS

FARMSTEAD Post Medieval to 18th Century

NX98NE 33 9547 8636A farmstead annotated Wilderness (Ruin), comprising one unroofed long building of six compartments, is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Dumfriesshire 1861, sheet xli), but it is not shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1983).Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 22 June 2000

MDG16923 THE LEYS FARMSTEAD Post Medieval to 18th Century

NX98NE 34 9541 8522A farmstead comprising one unroofed long building of three compartments, which is annotated Ruin, and two roofed buildings, one of which is L-shaped, is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Dumfriesshire 1861, sheet xli), but it is not shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1983).Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 22 June 2000

MDG16924 GUILLYBURN / CARIN HALL FARMSTEAD Post Medieval to 18th Century

NX98NE 35 9766 8535

A farmstead annotated Cairn Hall (Ruins), comprising three unroofed long buildings arranged around a courtyard, is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Dumfriesshire 1861, sheet xli), but it is not shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1983).Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 22 June 2000

MDG16925 GUILLYBURN / TOMSLAND FARMSTEAD Post Medieval to 18th Century

NX98NE 36 9796 8560"The ruins of a farm house. There is part of the wall still standing.."Name Book 1861A farmstead annotated Tomsland (Ruin), comprising two unroofed buildings, is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Dumfriesshire 1861, sheet xli), but it is not shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1983).Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 22 June 2000

MDG16946 CARRICKRIGG FARMSTEAD Post Medieval to 18th Century

NX98SE 99 9700 8479A farmstead comprising two unroofed buildings annotated Ruin, two roofed buildings, one of which is a long building and the other has two outshots, and four enclosures is depicted on

the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Dumfriesshire 1861, sheet xli). Two roofed buildings and three enclosures are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1989).Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 22 June 2000

MDG16947 CASTLEHILL FARMSTEAD Post Medieval to 18th Century

NX98SE 100 9755 8407A farmstead comprising one unroofed building, six roofed buildings, two of which are long buildings and two are T-shaped, and four enclosures is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Dumfriesshire 1861, sheet xli). Four roofed buildings and one enclosure are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1989).Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 22 June 2000

MDG16948 KERRICKS FARMSTEAD Post Medieval to 18th Century

NX98SE 101 9590 8349A farmstead comprising one unroofed building annotated Ruin, two roofed buildings, one of which is arranged around a courtyard and has an attached roofed horse-gang, and three enclosures is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Dumfriesshire 1861, sheet xli). Six roofed buildings and two enclosures are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1989).Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 22 June 2000

MDG16950 MARYFIELD COTTAGE BUILDING Post Medieval to 18th Century

NX98NW 58 9401 8517 One unroofed building of two compartments annotated Ruin is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Dumfriesshire 1861, sheet xli), but it is not shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1982).Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 22 June 2000

MDG16951 AUCHENCAIRN VILLAGE Post Medieval to 18th Century

NX98SE 103 9800 8475

See also:NX98SE 59 NX 9816 8476 Barn

'A pleasant village "said to be once a place of importance". The houses have distinct local names.'Name Book 1861

A village comprising two unroofed buildings, each annotated Ruin, two partially roofed buildings, fifteen roofed buildings, three of which are long buildings and two are L-shaped, and their associated enclosures is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Dumfriesshire 1861, sheet xli). Ten roofed buildings and their associated enclosures are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1989).Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 22 June 2000

Planned village founded c. 1770 as an estate village with a port/harbour or pier.L Philip, 2005

MDG16957 GOUKSTANE BURN BUILDING Post Medieval to 18th Century

NX98NE 31 9770 8951One unroofed building and one small roofed building are depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Dumfriesshire 1861, sheet xxxii), but they are not shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1983).Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 13 June 2000

MDG17811 WELLINGTON BRIDGE OVER THE LAKE

ROAD BRIDGE 19th Century to Modern

Earlier 19th century. Single short segmental-span road bridge. Rubble-built, with red ashlar voussoirs, ramped parapet coping and square terminal piers, flat pyramidal caps to latter.

MDG17812 WEST GALLABERRY FARM STEADING AND HORSEMILL

FARMSTEAD 19th Century to Modern

Probably mostly early 19th century. 3 single storey, rectangular-plan steading ranges forming U-plan (courtyard closed at (4th) south side by plainer and mostly later structures), octagonal horsemill on outer face of north range. All limewashed rubble and dressings. Horsemill has faceted roof, supported mostly by monolith stone piers above dwarf walls: interior machinery and gearing, with harnesses for 3 horses, survives virtually intact. Adjoining long north range may be late 18th century (power shaft from horse gin cut and milling machinery all removed): small loft openings at west end of gable head stack: west range linked to long range by plain furnace/boiler; south west angle chamfered to below eaves. Piended north east range has 3 stable doors to

courtyard 3 swept-roofed roof vents above: other courtyard openings also square-headed, and include 2 cart openings on west range, slit ventilators on north range. All roofed with graded slates. References: NMRS - RCAHM Record Sheet

MDG17852 KEMYS HALL AND OUTBUILDINGS

COUNTRY HOUSE 18th Century to Modern

Mid 18th century with alterations. 2-storey 3-bay house with recessed low asymmetrical flanking wings, home of Burns' "Chloris". Rubble-built with ashlar dressings. Altered ground floor with bipartites and with modern central porch; 3 1st floor windows, sashes with 4-pane glazing pattern. Straight skews; end stacks; slate roofs. L-plan outbuildings to north west with 18th century barn to roadside.

MDG17853 KIRKMAHOE PARISH MANSE AND GATEPIERS

MANSE 19th Century to Modern

Architect probably John MacCracken of Dumfries. Built 1798-9. 2-storey, 3-bay manse with single storey, 2-bay east wing. Squared and tooled rubble and margins all painted. South elevation: house has central panelled door with fanlight in pilastered door case: ground floor windows altered to tripartites probably in mid 19th century; all windows plate glass sashes. Straight skews; corniced end stacks; roofed with graded slates. Bipartites to east wing and rebuilt end stack; lower range extends to rear. 2 square painted a ashlar gatepiers each with rusticated front, cornice, and ball finial: railings on curved quadrant walls. References: SRO CH2 1284/16 p. 97ff NEW STATISTICAL ACCOUNT p.64 1879 survey plans by James Barbour held by Sutherland Dickie and Copeland, Dumfries

MDG17854 KIRKTON VILLAGE KIRKMAHOE PARISH CHURCH, CHURCHYARD AND GATEPIERS

PARISH CHURCH; CEMETERY


Probably Walter Newall of Dumfries, architect. Built 1822-3; some internal re-ordering presumably by James Barbour of Dumfries circa 1889. Rectangular-plan, 3-bay Gothic church, with 3-stage square tower at west gable, gabled vestry added to inner bay of south wall. Stugged red ashlar coursers, with

polished dressings. All openings hood-moulded. Tower has Tudor-arched door facing west; other openings all geometric traceried, louvered at upper stage; strings at cill levels, diagonal buttresses, stepped at each stage, with pinnacles rising above crenellated parapet. 2 buttressed and pinnacled, Tudor-arched and gabled shallow porches on cross-finialed east gable flanking large perpendicular- traceried window; also quatrefoil and cross openings. Diagonal buttresses with pinnacles reaching above eaves. Perpendicular-traceried windows to buttressed north and south elevation bays. Eaves band; slate roof. Vestry also has diagonal buttresses, and pointed window facing south; modern addition in west re- entrant angle. Interior: octagonal pulpit with canopy to north of east window; leaded east window; pews have panelled backs; ceiling has simple ribs; modern organ gallery on west wall. Ashlar-coped rubble-built wall encloses churchyard; square gatepiers with domed caps; hearse house to south. Some 18th- 19th century monuments with good classical ornament. References: H Colvin, BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY OF BRITISH ARCHITECTS, 1600-1840, 1978. p.588 James Barbour scheme for improvements held by Sutherland Dickie and Copeland, Dumfries (drawings dated 1889)

MDG17855 KIRKTON VILLAGE ROWAN HOUSE

HOUSE 19th Century to Modern

Early 19th century. 2 storeys, 3 bays. Painted stugged ashlar. Central boarded door with fanlight; 4-pane sashes. Straight skews; corniced end stacks; slate roof.

MDG17856 KIRKTON VILLAGE ROWAN COTTAGE

HOUSE 19th Century to Modern

Early/Mid 19th century. Single storey cottage; 3 narrow bays. Squared rubble and margins all painted. Off-centre door with fanlight; 4-pane sashes. Blocked low, margined opening at left (other margins linked to eaves band). Roofed with graded slates.

MDG17857 KIRKTON VILLAGE HOUSE 19th Century Early 19th century. Single storey 3-bay cottage. Harled. Central

GREYSTONE COTTAGE to Modern door; plate glass sashes. Straight skews; corniced end stacks; roofed with graded slates (2 tiny roof lights).

MDG17858 KIRKTON VILLAGE VILLAGE PUMP

PUMP 19th Century to Modern

Erected probably first half of 19th century. Small, free- standing village pump. Square-section with pyramidal top; red ashlar, iron mechanism and handle.

MDG17859 KIRKTON VILLAGE 1-5 WEIGHBRIDGE COTTAGES


Earlier 19th century, restored later 20th century. Formerly 6 single storey, centre-doored 3-bay cottages, 4 facing south, 2 set at an angle, facing south west (cottage to left of former range, at angle, now has blocked door.) All painted rubble and margins: 4-pane sashes and boarded doors: straight skews: red ashlar apex stacks with projecting caps: slated roofs. Cobbled pavements.

MDG17860 MILNHEAD HOUSE COUNTRY HOUSE 18th Century to Modern

Mid/late 18th century. Symmetrical 2-storey country house, set on slope, with raised basement; adjoining out-buildings to north, garden wall to south (last listed separately). Coursed and squared red rubble, ashlar margins. 3-bay east elevation: advanced and pedimented inner bay with rusticated quoins, painted central doorcase approached by steps; panelled door with fanlight; 12-pane sashes; eaves/lintel band; base course and cornice. Symmetrically placed stacks; piended roof with graded slates. 2-bay flanks. West elevation 4 bays, inner 2 advanced and piended; brackets over mullioned inner basement opening. Small greenhouse. Outbuildings: 2 ranges; smaller at basement level and in domestic use: larger at ground level behind curved quadrant wall and supported beside house on series of stone piers: garage openings on west wall.

MDG17861 MILNHEAD HOUSE DOVECOT

DOVECOT 18th Century to Modern

Probably mid/late 18th century. Square-plan dovecot (possibly originally a shed) with pyramidal roof, set on ground sloping steeply down towards east. 2 levels, lower built of roughly coursed and squared red rubble with ashlar dressings, upper level hand made bricks. 2 west-facing doors, door on north wall above forestair, drain low on east wall and flight-holes

high on east and west walls. Roofed with graded slates. MDG17862 MILNHEAD HOUSE

WALLED GARDENWALLED GARDEN 18th Century

to ModernProbably built mid/late 18th century. Garden enclosure North wall (built of brick) adjoins south east angle of house and has round-headed wooden gate: other walls built of rubble and/or brick: ashlar coping slabs. South wall swept up towards high east wall.

MDG17863 NEWLANDS HOUSE COUNTRY HOUSE 19th Century to Modern

Completed 1911. Large Scottish Baronial mansion incorporating mid(?) 19th century 2-storey 3-bay house. 2/3 storeys with basements and attics, square tower rises 2 stages above main roofline. Asymmetrical, with strings, corbelled and crenellated parapets, bartizans with spouts (square tower also with cap house), crow-stepped gables, single, bipartite or canted windows, coped or castellated stacks. Snecked red ashlar with polished dressings. South elevation: castellated massive porch with columned doorpiece added centrally to original house, flanking ground floor windows canted; smaller full-height wing recessed at right; tall "L-plan towerhouse" to left is advanced with 2-storey canted window and large corbelled bartizan, modern fire escape at north gable. North wing extends from rear of original house and has canted entrance bay to west with steep-pitched facetted roof. Slate roofs throughout. References: THIRD STATISTICAL ACCOUNT p. 143

MDG17864 NEWLANDS LODGE AT SUNNYBRAE

LODGE 19th Century to Modern

2 single storey gabled ranges in T-plan, and set on slope; east range dated 1817, other range may be contemporary. Painted rubble, with red ashlar margins. East range: door and window to east wall, venetian window to south gable, north gable window has dated lintel; wall-head stack at south west. West range has 3-bay south elevation, tripartite (probably mid 19th century; narrow outer lights) flanked by single windows: basement at west, entered in west gable: apex stacks. Mostly sash windows with small panes; straight skews; slate roofs.

MDG17865 RIDDINGWOOD HOUSE COUNTRY HOUSE 19th Century to Modern

Walter Newall of Dumfries, architect. Earlier 19th century. 2-storey small mansion house with 2 symmetrical elevations. Stugged coursers, ashlar dressings and window architraves, all painted. 3-bay west elevation: central panelled door, pedimented doorpiece, ground floor windows have apron panels and consoled cornices: all 12-pane sashes. 5-bay south elevation: (2 bays to right may be additions) corniced ground floor openings; inner bay slightly advanced with canted ground floor window (central French window), other windows lowered to base course level (aprons removed). Eaves course; cornice; wall head or axial stacks (square flues kitchen on east wall faces south; 2-storey rear wing beside mullioned and transomed stair window. References: Loudon, ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF COTTAGE, FARM AND VILLA ARCHITECTURE, 1839. pp 462-466 (inc plans specifications, etc)

MDG17866 RIDDINGWOOD GARDEN HOUSE

BUILDING 19th Century to Modern

Earlier/mid 19th century, small, square castellated garden house with hood-moulded openings, set above Park burn on sloping and terraced west bank. Rubble-built, with stugged red ashlar dressings. Door to east, window to north, each below blind panel. Corbelled bartizans above angles. Monopitch roof behind parapets, sloping down towards west, with fish-scale banding. Mock gun port adjoining rubble-built terrace wall to north.

MDG17867 QUARRELWOOD FORMER CAMERONIAN MANSE AND CHAPEL

NON-CONFORMIST CHAPEL 18th Century to Modern

All probably circa 1798. 2-storey 3-bay manse now linked to (restored) Cameronian chapel. All whitewashed, rubble with red ashlar margins. Manse: panelled door with ogee glazed fanlight in round-arched and moulded central doorway; plain Venetian ground floor windows in outer bays; sashes with 12-pane glazing at 1st floor; straight skews; end stacks; full-height rear wing. Chapel: restored from ruinous condition by Anthony Curtis

Wolfe, 1969 - now forms library; irregular octagon-plan with facetted roof; 3 tall round-headed windows to south (inner window originally a door; square-headed window to east; blocked door, 2 12-pane sashes and wall-head stack to north. All roofs slated.References: G Hay, ARCHITECTURE OF SCOTTISH POST-REFORMATION CHURCHES, 1957. pp.96, 254

MDG17873 CASTLEHILL FARM FORMER WINDMILL

WINDMILL 17th Century to Modern

Late 17th/early 18th century. Roofless, 4-storey, battered circular shell of tower windmill. Rubble built, with red ashlar dressings. Original south-facing door now blocked; mid/later 19th century door faces north; other openings at each level all blocked. Flooring all removed. References: John Hume INDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGY vol 1, 1976. p102 Douglas, Oglethorpe & Hume, SCOTTISH WINDMILLS, 1984. p.29 and appendix (inc. plans and elevations)

MDG17874 CLONFEACLES TOWER COMMEMORATIVE MONUMENT


Dated 1810. Straight-sided round tower. Rubble-built with red ashlar dressings, on a boulder base. Doorway faces east, with plaque above; 4 upper floor windows and single slit (to light stair); band course below coped parapet. Roofless, and interior now completely gutted. References: NEW STATISTICAL ACCOUNT p.140 Plaque states that the tower was erected as a monument to Rev Dr Wm Richardson of Ireland, who introduced fiorin grass from which great agricultural successes were anticipated.

MDG17875 DALSWINTON HOUSE COUNTRY HOUSE 18th Century to Modern

Built circa 1785, additions and alterations circa 1920. Symmetrical, originally severely classical, 3-storey mansion house with sunk basement: polished red ashlar, channelled at basement. Original house: 5-bay south elevation with architraved windows corniced at ground, curved 5-light

window replaced original central porch, north elevation with full-height central bow; west elevation: 5 narrower bays with platt spanning basement area. Additions to east comprise full-height narrow bay set back at north and south with windows in tall panels and projecting entrance bay set into east facade with channelled pilaster strips, large round- arched mullioned and transomed window over east-facing Doric-columned and open-pedimented doorpiece: panelled 2-leaf door in cavetto reveals. Mutule cornice to all elevations; partly-balustraded parapet; symmetrically placed stacks; shallow-pitched piended slate roof. Curved basement area to east enclosed by cast-iron balustrade; tunnel at north east below main drive. References: OLD STATISTICAL ACCOUNT vol II p. 32. P Gray, DUMFRIESSHIRE ILLUSTRATED vol I, 1894, (illus. opp p.38)

MDG17876 DALSWINTON HOUSE DALSWINTON OLD HOUSE

LAIRD'S HOUSE 17th Century to 18th Century

Early 17th century. Surviving fragments of abandoned house, including circular stair turret above north west angle of vaulted subterranean basement. Turret: squared red rubble with ashlar dressings and moulded architraves; door in (former) north-east re-entrant angle has pediment removed; horizontal gun loops; string below parapet; ragged stonework where main part of house adjoined; wheel stair within; roofless. References: RCAHM INVENTORY OF DUMFRIES, 1920. no. 338

MDG17877 DALSWINTON HOUSE DAM AT DALSWINTON LOCH

DAM 18th Century to Modern

Built probably circa 1785 for Patrick Miller of Dalswinton, pioneer of steam navigation. Small straight dam at south east end of Dalswinton Loch. Rubble built, with red ashlar dressings and coping.

MDG17878 DALSWINTON HOUSE DOVECOT

DOVECOT 18th Century to Modern

Built before 1796. Circular dovecot, divided by band course into 2 storeys: all red ashlar, stugged below band, and droved above: polished dressings. Now roofless and gutted. 2 doors and 2 windows at lower level: flight holes in and below main

cornice: corbels above latter (parapet removed). Interior partly brick-lined; nesting boxes destroyed: evidence of an internal stair.

MDG17879 DALSWINTON HOUSE WALLED GARDEN

WALLED GARDEN 18th Century to Modern

Built circa 1790. Quadrangular garden enclosure, having high, rubble-built & ashlar-coped walls with rusticated red ashlar terminal piers at south (unwalled at south); large opening inserted central on east wall; glass houses at north.

MDG17880 DALSWINTON HOUSE BACK LODGE AND GATEPIERS


Earlier/mid 19th century. Single storey lodge. Red sandstone ashlar. South elevation: inner part canted, with 3 windows, and crenellated parapet above eaves level; single window to left, door to right. Margined openings; windows are 4-pane sashes. Central apex stack; piended roof, with graded slates and projecting eaves, continued over rear addtion at north east corner. Square, red ashlar gatepiers are corniced, with flat pyramidal caps; curved quadrant walls (rebuilt?) are snecked, with ashlar cope, re-used 1710 datestone incorporated at south.

MDG17881 DALSWINTON HOUSE EAST GATE LODGES AND GATEPIERS


Late 18th century. Pair of similar single storey Classical lodges flanking south gateway. All red ashlar. Each lodge has 3-bay elevation to drive with door nearest main road; single bay flanks, pedimented inner projection to main road with single window in round-headed opening, and cill band continued as coping of quadrant walls: all windows 12-pane sashes; cornice; blocking course; central apex stack and piended slate roof. Lower, late 19th century addition to rear of each lodge. 2 tall, circular red ashlar gatepiers; each has fluted frieze with rosettes, cornice and large urn finial on stepped base. Modern wrought-iron gates and railings. Quadrant walls clasp flank elevations of lodges.

MDG17882 DALSWINTON HOUSE FORMER STABLES

STABLE 18th Century to Modern

Late 18th century, substantially altered at various dates into later 20th century. Symmetrically planned Classical stable block built around rectangular (cobbled) courtyard, with clock tower over courtyard entrance, and now mostly converted for

domestic use. Single storey with lofts/upper floor. Red sandstone ashlar. Tower is irregular octagon on square base, fluted frieze with rosettes and later 19th century steep facetted platform roof with iron brattishing and weathervane. North elevation articulated with advanced central and outer bays, depressed-arched central pend, unfortunate garage opening and modern window at left replacing 2 depressed-arched cart openings (3 additional bays at left; round-head door and windows); 2 round-headed windows in right bay, single round-headed windows to intermediate bays. Main cornice broken by 3 inserted upper floor windows (2 modern, 1 dormer) and blocking course. Apex stacks; piended roof, with graded slates. Simple vaulting in pend below tower. Courtyard interior all limewashed, with painted margins; variety of openings, 3 blocked, arcaded, depressed-arched cart openings on north range.

MDG17883 DALSWINTON BARONY CHAPEL

CHAPEL 19th Century to Modern

Circa 1875. Simple, rectangular-plan 7-bay Gothic chapel. All faced with corrugated iron, except timber barge boards and gabled porch at south end of long east wall; small, simple metal spire over south gable. Pointed window openings with cusped-headed lights to bays, door, and similar large bipartite (leaded glass) to north gable, tripartite to south gable. Faceted and finialed spire on square base, cusped- headed and louvered belfry opening to each face of latter.

MDG17894 CARNSALLOCH HOUSE COUNTRY HOUSE 18th Century to Modern

Dated 1759 on north wing. Palladian mansion house; 2 storeys on raised basement with flanking wings. All red ashlar. House: 3-bay east elevation with early 19th century central pilastered porch (panelled and studded door in pedimented doorpiece), flanked by 12-pane sashes in architraves, latter corniced, with pulvinated frieze; 3 Burlington windows in round-arched panels at principal floor. Ionic-columned jambs on plinths; latter probably terminated blind balustrades; square, architraved windows above (6-pane sashes). Continuous

bands at base and at ground floor level; mutule cornice; blocking course; 2 symmetrically placed stacks; piended slate roof. Single window at each level of flanks; linked by cornice); piended roofs, with graded slates. Low alterations and fire escapes to rear above, narrow lean-to service corridor linking wings. Piended, 2-storey wings each have single bay east front (12-pane sashes), and are linked to house by quadrant wall with corniced, architraved and panelled door between alcove niches; inner part of north wing is earlier. 18th century house, rendered, with advanced inner bays (gabled on north elevation) and 5-bay south front. Modern additions to north and to south of wings. Interior: some decorative ceiling plasterwork of late 18th/ early 19th century, especially in halls and ground floor rooms: plain top floor rooms. Modern lift shaft in stair well obscures most of former anthemion-patterned silhouette balusters. Some painted raised and fielded wooden panelling survives in earlier house. References: SRO RHP 4417 (1911 sale catalogue). Scottish Field, April 1957.

MDG17895 CARNSALLOCH CHAPEL AT THE MOUNT


E B Lamb, architect, circa 1850. Small private chapel with apse and crypt. Decorated Gothic. Stugged and snecked red ashlar with droved or polished dressings. 2 bays, stepped buttresses, gableted above eaves, 5-sided apse at east, elaborately carved, pointed-arched entrance between 2 buttresses in west gable: studded 2-leaf door with decorative hinges below shallow pointed arch, ball-flower moulded reveals, initials AI and LJ in spandrels: tall tympanum with curvilinear tracery and (broken) leaded lights; crest in gable above. Pointed windows to bays and to aspe (east window reaches above eaves): all openings hood-moulded, with label stops. Off-set below cill level; eaves cornice; blocking course with shields over openings; stone flagged and ribbed roof with decorative ridging. Approached from east by 3 flights of stone steps.

MDG17896 CARNSALLOCH LODGE AND GATEPIERS

GATE LODGE; GATE; GATE PIER


Earlier 19th century. Single storey, 3-bay lodge with classical details. Polished red ashlar. South elevation: panelled door behind central pedimented Greek Doric portico; 12-pane sashes with apron panels in architraves, latter linked to base course and eaves band; similar windows to single bay pedimented gables; cornice; central apex stack (2 corniced diamond flues); roofed with graded slates. Modern addition to rear. Gatepiers: inner octagonal (1 damaged) and square outer red ashlar piers have projecting caps; curved quadrant walls, droved ashlar garden wall extends to north.

MDG17897 CARNSALLOCH FORMER STABLES

STABLE 18th Century to Modern

Probably circa 1759 (date of Mansion House). Classical, square-plan stablecourt with single storey ranges wrapped around massive central taller block. Squared red rubble with polished dressings and margins. Each elevation has a pedimented central gateway rising above eaves level, with round-arched opening reaching into open pediment, and keystoned Diocletian window (louvered inner, blind outer lights) on inner tower above. Some altered openings at ground level; 12-pane sashes flanking blocked opening of gate on south elevation: irregularly arranged openings to other elevations. Eaves cornices; piended slate roofs, apex roof light above tower.

MDG17898 CARNSALLOCH HOUSE WALLED GARDEN AND ADJOINING COTTAGE

WALLED GARDEN; ESTATE DWELLING


Probably circa 1759 (date of Mansion House). Walled, quadrangular garden enclosure. Droved red ashlar-coped walls, lower, and sunk against bank at south. 2-storey, square-plan pyramidal-roofed garden house at south east corner (now in domestic use) and adjoining later single storey piended cottages both built of squared red rubble with margins mostly painted: cottage has bipartites and central door on 3-bay south elevation: slated roofs. Glass house ranges mostly on north wall. References: S.R.O.RHP 4417/1 (1911 sale catalogue of Carnsalloch estate:

includes description of Gadens). MDG20996 SANDBED ENCLOSURE? Late

PrehistoricCircular enclosure. Annotated on base mapsheet as possible enclosure observed by B.Jones [Manchester Univ.] during aerial photography runs, the site is also [just] visible on Solway Heritage aerial photographs of the late 1990's [78_24/r2331] as a dark circular cropmark, with a smaller circular cropmark to the NW, just adjacent to the field boundary wall. The main cropmark is around 30m in daimeter, with a possible break in the ditch on the south-east, and is very similar to the causewayed enclosure to the NNE [DG9409].Information from DGC [AJN] 23 December 2002

MDG20997 DUNCOW HOUSE AND POLICIES

COUNTRY HOUSE 19th Century to 20th Century

Designed policy landscape around the former Duncow House.

MDG21010 GALLABERRY ENCLOSURE?; LINEAR FEATURE

Unknown Aerial photography shows four sides of a polygonal enclosure, within linear cropmarks which may be field boundaries.

MDG21015 GLENGARRICK COTTAGE HOUSE Post Medieval to 19th Century

Roofless structure, standing to wall-head and gable-ends. Internal evidence of fireplaces indicates two storeys. Several of the fireplace and window openings exhibit re-used well-cut sandstone masonry. Coursed rubble with partial sandstone quoining, the SW corner includes half a stone from a rotary quern.

The building is set on a terraced platform, with revetment walls to the south and west. To the NW is an outhouse, with animal pens on the west side. Part of this structure has been re-roofed and is in use as a store. To the S of the house, overlooking the steep drop to the burn, is a small circular single storey structure, a gazebo or folly.Information from DGC [AJN] 28 April 2003.

MDG21101 WEST GALLABERRY CROPMARK Unknown Linear feature noted on aerial photographs in 1976.MDG21105 CARZIELD FARM SITE Modern NX98SE 139 967 819NX 967 819 An archaeological watching

brief was undertaken in February 2002 during the excavation

of service trenches at Carzield Farm. The farm lies at the edge of a Scheduled Antonine cavalry fort. No archaeologically significant deposits or features were identified.Archive to be deposited in the NMRS.Sponsors: Dr & Mrs P Jefferson.R Conolly 2002.

MDG21107 GALLABERRY CROPMARK; PIT Unknown NX98SE 134 9643 8283

CUCAP image (no:DH93) so no copy held.MDG21385 KERRICKS FARM, DUNCOW BARROW; CINERARY URN;

CREMATIONEarly Bronze Age to Late Iron Age

NX 9500 8374

During the monitoring of topsoil stripping for the construction corridor of a gas pipeline between Moffat and Dumfries, between April and July 2002, previously unknown archaeological remains were recorded near Kerricks Farm.The site comprised the remains of a barrow holding two cremations, one of which was retained within an urn. The ring-ditch forming the perimeter of the barrow surrounded two central pits. The barrow had an external diameter of 8m and an internal diameter of nearly 4m. The barrow ditch was 2m wide and 0.5m deep and appears to have been recut. Radiocarbon dates indicate that the initial construction of the barrow dates to 3635±40 BP, with the recut dated to 2100±40 BP.Within the centre of the barrow, two pits were recorded. The central pit was 1m in diameter and 0.32m deep, and contained the remains of a scattered cremation belonging to a single juvenile. Radiocarbon dates from the cremated remains indicate a date of 2900±80 BP. The second, smaller pit measured 0.4m wide by 0.3m deep and contained a cremation urn with contents intact. Radiocarbon dates from the cremated remains indicate a date of 3020±75 BP. Several flat stones were recorded within the pit, possibly forming upright supports for a capping stone.

J Parry 2003MDG21393 EAST GALLABERRY FINDSPOT Medieval to

ModernNX 971 823

Metal-detecting along the north-eastern edge of the field and along the track revealed 11 coins, of which the oldest is a possible Charles 2 bawbee, the others are all 19th and 20th century pennies and halfpennies; part of a copper alloy bell; a 19th century stamped brooch; furniture fittings; a fork; a spent musket ball; several fragments of folded sheet lead; a copper alloy harness buckle/loop; a lobate strap end and a lead spindle whorl. The last two are probably medieval - there is no indication that any of the other material predates the late 18th century.Information from DGC [AJN] 21 January 2005

Further work in the field recovered five coins, a Georgian halfpenny, a halfpenny dated 1923 and the other three possibly hammered - but too corroded for a positive identification. A shoe buckle, two harness rings and a decorated button - all probably from the 18th or 19th century were also found.Information from DGC [AJN] 21 December 2005

MDG21521 PORTOBELLO FIELD, KIRKTON

FINDSPOT Medieval NX 974 810

Medieval gold ring with two agates found by metal detectorists. No known associated features.Information from DGC[AJN] 22 August 2005

NX98SE 153 NX 97 81

Gold finger ring with twin quatrefoil cusped bezels set with agates. This style can be dated from the late 15th to early 16th century, and a similar example can be seen in Hans Holbein¿s

1517 portrait of Benedikt von Hertenstein. Analytical analysis has shown that the gold content is around 20 carat ¿ the medieval Scottish gold standard; this, and the use of agates, strongly suggest that the ring is the work of a local goldsmith copying wider European fashions.Claimed as Treasure Trove (TT.10/05) and allocated to Dumfries Museum.S Campbell 2005

MDG21523 GALLABERRY ESTATE FINDSPOT Post Medieval to Modern

NX 9672 8278

"… The two objects [shown to the NMS] suggested as parts of dagger handles would be unsuitable for such a purpose and one of those items - that with the crescent shape - is most likely the tap handle from an item of tableware…Although we do not have any direct matches for these other objects their general appearance is consistent with objects produced by the 18-19th century brass-founding industry.Extract of letter from NMS to finder 12 August 2007

MDG21592 DUNCOW VILLAGE VILLAGE 18th Century to Modern

NX 96639 83559 (centre)

Planned village founded in the late 1750s/early 1760s possibly due to land improvements.L Philip, 2005

MDG21633 PORTOBELLO FIELD, KIRKTON

FINDSPOT Post Medieval to 20th Century

NX 973 810

Collection of metal finds recovered during metal-detecting. Mostly 19th or 20th century, including: George 2nd halfpenny, two Victoria 3d coins, a machine-gun bullet, two military badges, a pistol ball, and a possible 18th century token.Information from DGC [AJN] 21 December 2005

MDG21634 MILL LADE FIELD, KIRKTON FINDSPOT 18th Century to 20th Century

NX 9733 8115

Collection of metal finds recovered during metal-detecting.

Mostly 19th or 20th century, including: three halfpennies (1885, 1928, 1960), a musket ball, a pistol ball, and a small silver childs ring - probably 20th century..Information from DGC [AJN] 21 December 2005"

MDG21636 MERKLAND FIELD 2, KIRKTON

FINDSPOT Medieval to 20th Century

NX 9725 8140

Collection of metal finds recovered during metal-detecting. Mostly 19th or 20th century, but including an Elizabeth I 3d of 1582, two unidentified coins probably of 17th century date and a possible bawbee.Information from DGC [AJN] 21 December 2005

MDG21676 GLENMAID MOOR CAIRN Early Neolithic to 19th Century

NX 96980 89400

Two small, sub-circular cairns are located between two streams running down the north-eastern slopes at the south end of Glenmaid Moor, 80m apart. The upslope cairn is about 4m in diameter and about 0.35m high and the downslope one is about 6m in diameter and about 0.5m high. Both are turf-clad, but appear to consist of medium and large stony rubble. The cairns are clearly-defined and covered with grass, rushes and sparse bracken.M Dalland & J O'Sullivan, 1995


NX 96791 89444

A group of four cairns spread over an area of 120 x 50m. The cairns are between 4m and 5m in diameter and 0.2m to 0.35m high. The cairns are mostly turf-clad with occasional stones protruding.The cairns are generally clearly defined and grass covered. One of the cairns was eroded on one side exposing large angular stones.M Dalland & J O'Sullivan, 1995

MDG21678 GLENMAID MOOR CAIRN Early Neolithic NX 96600 89500

to 19th Century A group of three cairns lying within 30m of each other. The

cairn to the north-west is 4m in diameter and appeared to have been robbed. The two other cairns are oval, 5 x 3m and 0.2-0.3m high. The cairns are turf covered with occasional stones protruding. The cairn to the west is robbed but the other two seem complete. All three of the cairns are clearly defined and covered with grass and rushes.M Dalland & J O'Sullivan, 1995

MDG21679 GLENMAID MOOR STRUCTURE 18th Century to Modern

NX 96590 89550

A rectangular stone built structure, a possible shooting butt, is located 20m north-west of the cairns (MDG21678). The drystone walls are up to 0.4m high and 0.6-2m wide. The interior is rectangular and measures 1.5 x 2m aligned north to south with an entrance to the south. There are no clear external wall faces, and the rounded extent of the outer limits of the rubble walls may indicate that the structure has been built into an existing cairn.The structure is clearly visible, although it is partly covered with rushes.M Dalland & J O'Sullivan, 1995


NX 96640 89650

This structure is located 70m north of the possible shooting butt (MDG21679). It is a small sub-rectangular structure aligned east to west measuring 5 x 3m. The walls are about 0.8m wide, 0.15m high and consist of small to medium angular stones. There are no visible entrances.The wall remnants are irregular, and the interior is partly filled with what looked like recently dumped field clearance. The structure is partly covered with rushes, but clearly visible.

M Dalland & J O'Sullivan, 1995MDG21681 GLENMAID MOOR STRUCTURE 18th Century

to ModernNX 96540 89690

The structure is located 70m north-west of MDG21680, which is very similar to this feature. This is a small sub-rectangular structure aligned north-east to south-west measuring 5 x 3m. The walls are low ill defined banks of stones about 0/8m wide and 0.15m high. There is no visible entrance. It is possible that the two features (this and MDG21680) are oval cairns which have been robbed out in the middle, or alternatively they may be shooting butts built into oval cairns.The wall remnants are irregular and partly covered by rubble. The structure is partly covered with rushes but clearly visible.M Dalland & J O'Sullivan, 1995

MDG21682 GLENMAID MOOR ENCLOSURE 18th Century to Modern

NX 96610 89750

This enclosure is located 60m north of structure MDG21681. It is oval, aligned north to south and measures 7.5 x 5m. The walls consist of rounded banks 1m wide and 0.15m high, turf-covered with some angular stones protruding.The wall remnants of the enclosure are low but well defined, grass-covered, free of bracken and other masking vegetation. There is some stone rubble inside the enclosure.M Dalland & J O'Sullivan, 1995

MDG21683 GLENMAID MOOR CAIRNFIELD Early Neolithic to 19th Century

NX 96457 89768

Forty one cairns are built from medium and small angular stones, though they vary in form, size and preservation.The cairns are from 3-7m in diameter and are up to 0.8m high. Some are completely covered by turf, while others have areas of exposed stone in the centre. Some of the cairns are completely or partially robbed, and appear as circular features with hollow centres. Most of the cairns are situated on marshy

ground covered in peat up to 0.3m deep. The later description of the NMRS entry NX 98 NE 4 refers to the location of the cairnfield as "the bracken covered east slopes of Glenmaid Moor" and the area as "dispersed over some 10 hectares". This description may refer to this cairn-field rather than the cairns adjacent to the Glenmaid Plantation (MDG6230), although the present survey recorded more than three times as many cairns as referred to by the NMRS. The NMRS entry mentions that some of the larger cairns have hollow centres; a description which fits some of the cairns in this area.The quality of preservation varies between the cairns. Some are prominent and clearly defined while others are completely robbed out and appear as a hollow surrounded by a low stony bank. Some of the smaller cairns are hardly visible as they are almost completely submerged in peat. Most cairns are free of bracken and other masking vegetation.M Dalland & J O'Sullivan, 1995


NX 96736 89770

Two cairns are situated on level ground, less than 10m apart. They are both 0.2m high and 4.5-5m in diameter. Both cairns are turf-clad with occasional stones protruding. A third cairn is situated 50m to the south-west, on the north-eastern slopes of Glenmaid Moor. This is sub-circular, 5m in diameter and about 0.4m high. It is partly turf-clad with large stones visible along its downslope edges.All cairns are well clearly defined and covered in grass or rushes.M Dalland & J O'Sullivan, 1995


NX 96720 89780

This feature is situated on level ground 30m to the north of

the two cairns (MDG21684). It consists of a low horseshoe shaped grassy bank, 0.1m high. This feature measures 5 x 4.5m externally and 1 x 3.5m internally, aligned with the opening towards the south-east. It may be the remains of a small shieling hut.The feature is clearly defined, but partly obscured by rushes.M Dalland & J O'Sullivan, 1995

MDG21686 GLENMAID MOOR STRUCTURE; CAIRN Early Neolithic to Modern

NX 96600 89880

This structure lies 80m north-west of the structure MDG 21685. It is aligned north-west to south-east and measures 5 x 4m externally. The north-east wall (downslope) is up to 2m wide while the upslope wall is only 1m wide and mostly grass covered. The walls are ill defined and up to 0.3m high. The apparent difference in wall thickness might be due to collapse and later dumping of rubble over part of the structure. There is no clear entrance to the structure.Situated 30m to the west is an oval cairn 0.5m high and 5.5. x 4.5m, aligned north-west to south-east. Into its south-east side is a sub-rectangular depression/cut 2.5m long and 1.5m wide. The regular shape of the cut seems to indicate that the feature, possibly a small building, has been built into an existing cairn rather that it just being a partly robbed cairn. It is clearly visible and covered by grass and some bracken.M Dalland & J O'Sullivan, 1995

MDG21687 GLENMAID MOOR BOUNDARY BANK 18th Century to Modern

NX 96573 89899

A broad bank, 25m long, 2m wide and 0.15m high, consists of a turf-clad core of medium to small rubble. The feature is sinuous in plan and runs downslope on the south-east side of a small stream to the north-west of a cairn field. (MDG21688).The dyke is very low and barely visible.M Dalland & J O'Sullivan, 1995

MDG21688 GLENMAID MOOR CAIRNFIELD Early Neolithic to 19th Century

NX 96580 89880

Twelve cairns are located on Glenmaid Moor 750m south-east of Auchengaith. All cairns are built from medium and small angular stones though they vary in size, form and preservation.The cairns are from 3-7m in diameter, and are up to 0.6m high. They are all covered by turf with some stones protruding. Some of the cairns are completely or partly robbed and appear as circular stony features with hollow centres.Some cairns are prominents and clearly defined while others are completely robbed out. Most cairns are free of bracken and other masking vegetation.M Dalland & J O'Sullivan, 1995

MDG21699 LANRICK HALL ENCLOSURE; BOUNDARY BANK

Post Medieval An earthwork bank with associated ditch was recorded during a walkover survey. The bank is up to 1.5m high, and forms the eastern part of a system that connects with Lancroft Hall (sic) to the west. The bank is in contrast to the common use of stone dykes in the area for land division.

Within the area of the bank and many undulations and variations in ground level, with scattered uncleared stones. A possible roundhouse has been identified in this area. The feature cinsists of a rough oval of large stones and changes in ground level over an area 9m by 6m. It lies just to the west of the above bank.

Between the above bank and its western counterpart, near the modern field boundary to the south, is a small clearance cairn c.2m in diameter.Information from D.Maynard 27 February 2002

Topsoil stripping in advance of the pipeline construction revealed that the earthern bank measured 2.2m wide and 0.5m high, was orientated north-east to south-west and was composed of turf-covered sandy silt. This bank is part of a larger rectabgular banked enclosure probably relating to Lanrick Hall which lies to the north-west.

Within the enclosure to the immediate west of the southern enclosure bank, a rough, oval-shaped earthwork was recorded. The earthwork measures nearly 9m by 6m in diameterand up to 0.34m high and consisted of a turf -covered coarse stone oval bank and appears to represent a small enclosure. Though the earthwork itself was not excavated, and area around it was, exposing course stone and silt below topsoil and no further archaeological features identified. The feature was fenced-off to avoid any further impact on the feature during the laying of the pipeline.

Nearly 30m to the south-west of the oval earthwork the remains of a previously identified clearance cairn were recorded. The cairn measured nearly 2m wide and survived to a height of 0.3m, and comprised irregular sub-rounded limestone fragments.Information from Northern Archaeological Associates October 2002.

The system of enclosure banks to the east and south-east of Lanrick Hall are clearly visible on the first OS 6" map of 1861 (where the farm is called Lanark Hall). By the time of the first 25" map (c.1895) only the western bank is shown, though the entire rectangular enclosure is once again depicted on the first National Grid map of the mid-20th century. The farm is shown as still in use up to this date, but is depicted as disused on the

current OS maps.Information from DGC [AJN] 26 January 2006

MDG21832 CONNANSKNOWE, KIRKTON

MOTTE?; WAR MEMORIAL Medieval to Modern

Parish war memorial erected on prominent mound. The placename Conningsknowe could be derived from the Old Norse 'konungr', which would translate as 'King's Mound', perhaps indicating a defended site, or a supposed burial mound. RCAHMS are of the view that the mound is a natural, glacial feature. Metal-detecting in the adjacent field found mostly recent material, excpet at the foot of the mound where a medieval buckle was located.Information from DGC (AJN) 14 January 2008

MDG21939 DUMFRIES, AE VILLAGE FINDSPOT Early Neolithic to Early Bronze Age

NX98NE 41 NX 983 891

Neolithic polished stone axehead found in the garden of 17 Birkieknowe, Ae Village. L 89mm x B40mm x Th 16mm; Wt 82g. Claimed as Treasure Trove (TT.41/05) and allocated to Dumfries Museum.A Saville 2005

MDG22044 DALSWINTON FINDSPOT Post Medieval NX 941 841

Worn coin of William II found in January 2008 by detectorist. Exeter mint, last two digits of date worn away.

Also two sub-circular lead objects which are too uneven to be whorls, and a plated, copper alloy button.Information from DGC [AJN] 14 January 2008

MDG22135 NEWLANDS HOUSE PLANTATION BANK; SETTLEMENT

Late Prehistoric to Modern

NX98SE 154 9634 8484What may be a settlement is situated on a slight spur to the SSE of Newlands House. Sub-oval on plan it is enclosed by a ditch and slight bank (RCAHMSAP 2001). It is overlain by a plantation bank. It is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Dumfriesshire 1861, sheet xli) and on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1989).

Information from RCAHMS (MMB) 1 November 2006MDG23104 CARZIELD FINDSPOT Roman NS98SE 198 96 82

NS 96 82 A range of Roman material was recovered from the vicinity of the Roman fort at Carzield, part of a halo of extra-mural activity and rubbish dispersal around the fort. It includes coins ranging from Trajan to Antoninus Pius (which will be published in detail elsewhere) and a biconical lead weight. The weight has a punched inscription ¿S¿ for semis, half a Roman pound; its surviving weight (127.4g) is somewhat under this. The material was claimed as Treasure Trove (TT 104/05) and allocated to Dumfries Museum.Sponsor: Dept of Archaeology, NMS.Fraser Hunter, 2006.

MDG23538 KIRKTON, GENERAL VILLAGE Medieval(?) to Modern

The date of the foundation of the village is unknown. It is first clearly shown, as a linear settlement, on Roy's map of 1755. Blaeu's map of 1654 suggests a settlement of Kirk Maho in addition to the church, but it is not clear.

MDG26129 CARZIELD BATH HOUSE? Roman NX centred 9684 8203

Area of darker soil with charcoal flecks and tile fragments in the corner of the field. Possibly the site of the bath house for the nearby fort. Field-walked in 2012 after it was recently ploughed.Information from DGC (AJN) 30 July 2013

MDG23768 RIGGFOOT FARMSTEAD Post Medieval to Modern

MDG23769 MERKLAND FARMSTEAD Post Medieval to Modern

MDG23865 SUNNY BRAE LODGE 19th Century to Modern

MDG23916 RIDDINGSWOOD FARM FARMHOUSE; FARMSTEAD Post Medieval to Modern

Architect: Walter Newall

MDG23999 TEMPLAND HILL FARMHOUSE; FARMSTEAD Post Medieval

to ModernMDG24159 KIRKTON MANSE,

GATEPIERSGATE PIER Undated

MDG24202 DUNCOW HOUSE COUNTRY HOUSE Undated NX98SE 109.00 97003 83281NX98SE 109.01 97003 83494 Duncow House, North LodgeNX98SE 109.02 97005 82625 Duncow House, South Lodge

19th century country house, demolished in the 1970's.MDG24210 MILNHEAD, DOVECOT DOVECOTE UndatedMDG24216 DALSWINTON HOUSE DAM DAM UndatedMDG24222 CARNSALLOCH HOUSE,

WALLED GARDEN & COTTAGE

HOUSE; WALLED GARDEN Undated

MDG24227 CARNSALLOCH HOUSE, FORMER STABLES

STABLE Undated

MDG24474 CARNSALLOCH LODGE & GATEPIERS

LODGE; GATE PIER Undated

MDG24535 CARNSALLOCH HOUSE, ESTATE COTTAGE

ESTATE COTTAGE 18th Century to Modern

MDG24569 CASTLEHILL, GARDENS GARDEN UndatedMDG25379 GALLABERRY FINDSPOT Roman to

MedievalLead weight

MDG25403 DALSWINTON MILL CAIRN Bronze Age NX 949 850.

A cairn was pointed out, across the Pennyland Burn from the ruined Old Sawmill of Dalswinton estate, at the S side of the steep cleugh in which the burn runs, as "the Roman Cairn": it is not recorded but has yet to be visited.A E Truckell 1958

MDG25440 DALSWINTON SAWMILL SAW MILL 18th Century to 20th Century

NX 9476 8503

Saw mill for the Dalswinton Estate, now ruinous. It is shown as in use on the first edition Ordnance Survey map of 1860, and

on subsequent early 20th century revisions.Information from DGc (AJN) 3 March 2011

MDG25621 CARNSALLOCH POLICIES LANDSCAPE PARK 18th Century to Modern

MDG25627 RIDDINGWOOD HOUSE POLICIES

LANDSCAPE PARK 19th Century to Modern

MDG25837 NEWLANDS GATE LODGE? 18th Century to 20th Century

NX 9688 8434Site of a cottage, probably a lodge as it sits at the end of the former drive to Newland House, shown on first edition Ordnance Survey map of 1862. Demolished in the second half of the 20th century.Information from DGC (AJN) 16 November 2012

MDG4760 KNOWEHEAD, BRICKWORKS / Ballochmyle Brick Co

BRICKWORKS Modern

MDG4842 DALSWINTON - CAERLAVEROCK

ROAD Roman NX98SW 76 Unlocated.

The existence of a number of Roman sites between Dalswinton and the Solway Firth leads St Joseph and others to propose that they were connected by a road, leaving the Torwood - Dalswinton - Crawford road (RR 4) at about Dalswinton (NX 9384). E Birley and I A Richmond 1942; J K St Joseph 1952; S N Miller 1952.

This proposed road can neither be traced on the ground nor on air photographs. There is no obvious route on this sheet, though it would probably have kept away from the flood plain of the River Nith. Visited by OS (JP) 17 March 1975.


ROAD Roman NX98SE 83 Unlocated.

The existence of a number of sites (including West Gallaberry

temporary camp: NX98SE4, at NX 963 827, and Carzield fort: NX98SE 8, at NX 968 818) leads St Joseph and others to propose that a Roman road ran to the Solway Firth from Dalswinton. E Birley and I A Richmond 1942; J K St Joseph 1952; S N Miller 1952.

This proposed road can neither be traced on the ground nor on air photographs. Visited by OS (JP) 17 March 1975.

MDG4892 TORWOOD - DALSWINTON - CRAWFORD

ROAD Roman NX98SW 72 Unlocated.

The course of the road across this sheet has not yet been established. Visited by OS (BS) April 1975.

MDG4943 TORWOOD - DALSWINTON - CRAWFORD

ROAD Roman NX98NW 40 932 850 to 904 899 RR 4.

The course of this road has not been established with certainty between Dalswinton fort (NX98SW 10, at NX 933 848) and Durisdeer (NS 8903). On this sheet it probably followed much the same line as the modern road (A76) and railway, passing the fortlet at Barburgh Mill (NX98NW 2). J K St Joseph 1952; I D Margary 1957.

Although not proven, the course of the road across this sheet can be safely assumed to have kept within the Nith valley and to the E of the river. Leaving the fort at Dalswinton by the N gate the road would almost certainly have headed through the Auldgirth gap to Barburgh Mill as suggested by St Joseph. From here it could just as easily have gone around the W side of Kirkpatrick Hill (NX 8990) as the E (the route taken by the modern road), but no evidence for either route could be obtained on the ground. Visited by OS (BS) April 1975.

A Roman coin found south-east of Barburgh Mill fort was probably associated with the line of the road, indicating that it approached the fort slightly uphill. To the north of the fort, it is uncertain whether the road continued along the hillside round Whitepottes Hill, or crossed over The Lake to continue northwards on the eastern bank of the Nith. A line of quarry pits at Thorny Bank (MDG9641) indicates that at least one Roman road followed this latter line.Information from DGC [AJN] 12 Decemeber 2008

MDG4956 CARZIELD FINDSPOT; PIT Early Neolithic to Early Bronze Age

NX98SE 94 9703 8212Bank erosion on a small stream has exposed a number of features on the side of a low gravel ridge.The earliest of these consists of a water-sorted deposit of charcoal and black soil mixed with grey clay. This layer is covered by a yellow clay, probably of fluviatile origin. The deposit of charcoal is seen on both sides of the stream.To the N of this is a pit, approximately 1m deep, cut into gravel. The pit contains charcoal and several large stones. From the base of this pit came a large sherd of pottery. The vessel from which it came was hand-made and roughly burnished. It is dark grey in colour and contains many quartz grits including iron pyrites. Dr Alison Sheridan has provisionally identified it as being Neolithic.The pipeline easement was routed some 40m to the N of this location, so a number of trial trenches were opened to establish the nature of any features along the gravel ridge. No clear picture was gained by this as there appeared to be heavy disturbance associated with clearing out and improving the flow of the stream, which obscured any archaeological features. Sponsor: Irish Gas.D J Maynard 1993.

MDG5069 GLENMAID MOOR CLEARANCE CAIRN; BUILDING

Medieval to 19th Century

NX98NE 27 9687 8978 Stone foundation of a rectangular building 10m by 5.8m. J Page 1992The site was not recorded during the course of a pre-afforestation survey by AOC (Scotland) Ltd, who suggest that it may be the building (NX98NE 30) some 60m to the SE.M Dalland and J O'Sullivan, AOC (Scotland) Ltd, 1995; NMRS MS 738/22

MDG5078 DALSWINTON, BANKHEAD LINEAR FEATURE Medieval to Modern

NX98SW 84 930 845.

This linear cropmark lies approximately 300m to the SW of Bankhead Cottage and runs NNW - SSE for over 200m. There are also a number of geological cropmarkings in the area. The cropmark appears to roughly follow the line of the modern district boundary which has an unusual kink away from the present river line. This boundary is also depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Dumfries-shire, 1855, sheet xli) as being marked by boundary stones. RCAHMSAP (RHM) 16 May 1994.

MDG5082 SMITHTOWN LINEAR FEATURE Unknown RCAHMS aerial photograph site.

On Solway Heritage AP [78_24/r2333] it would appear that the two parallel lines are the southernmost of a group of such lines, apparently plough furrows. It also suggests a rectilinear structure at NX 9552 8425, and a circular feature to the SW of that.Information from DGC [AJN] 03 January 2003.

MDG5121 CARNSALLOCH COUNTRY HOUSE; TOWER HOUSE?

Medieval to Modern

NX98SE 84 9708 8029.

The lands of Carnsalloch originally formed part of the patrimony of the lairds of Dalswinton, Sir Herbert Maxwell of Caerlaverock, having married Catherine, daughter of John Stewart of Dalswinton, received from the latter the lands of

Carnsalloch by charter dated 10th August 1386. In the charter Sir Herbert was only to hold the lands in pledge for his bride’s tocher of 400 merks. Presumably the tocher was never paid, for Sir Herbert and his descendants remained in possession not only of Carnsalloch, but also of Dursquhen (now Dalscone) another of the original Dalswinton lands. In the charter, Carnsalloch is bounded by the Abbacy of Holywood (on the west), by Dursquhen (on the south) by the Abbot of Melrose's lands of Achincreth and Burnskath (on the east), and by the lands of the Kirktoun of Kirkmahoe (on the north). It would thus appear that at this time Carnsalloch comprehended Templandhill, but not Dursquhen, which nevertheless remained in combination with Carnsalloch

Robert, 2nd Lord Maxwell, grandson of Sir Herbert last mentioned, granted, by charter dated at Caerlaverock 20th March 1456/7, to his stepmother, Catherine Seton, the lands of Carnsalloch and Dursquhen in ‘blench ferm’, with remainder to George (first of Carnsalloch) and other children of her marriage with Herbert, 1st Lord Maxwell, and lawful heirs male of their bodies. Thus a separate lairdship was formed, now including Dursquhen, and a new branch of the Maxwell family bore the territorial designation ‘of Carnsalloch’ for over the next three centuries.

George Maxwell 9th of Carnsalloch made a deed of settlement in 1722 on his younger children leaving them money but excluding them from inheritance of Carnsalloch. It would seem his older sons (none of whom married) were something of a disappointment to him so he made a late change in the settlement of Carnsalloch leaving it to the son of his eldest daughter having given it in life-rent to his second son James. The eldest son Edmund had embarrassed the family by riding

out in the 1715 rebellion but predeceased his father. George died in 1727 and James died in 1750 quickly followed by his brother Captain George Maxwell. Carnsalloch then passed to the eldest grandson, James Maxwell of Kirkconnell who would have also been a disappointment to old George had he still been alive. James had been out with Bonny Prince Charlie’s army in the '45 rebellion. He spent several years in exile coming home in time to immediately dispose of Carnsalloch in favour of the lands of Mabie closer to his home of Kirkconnell.

Carnsalloch sold to Alexander Johnston, a 'chemist of London', who had the current house buit in 1759.

Carnsalloch is shown as a tower on Pont's map of 1595, and with an elaborate formal planting layout on Roy's map of 1754.Information from DGC [AJN] 7 June 2012

Interior walls of older part of north wing are timber-framed, with single-skin brick infill.Information from DGC [AJN] 4 July 2012

MDG5126 SHAW'S MOOR / Duncow Burn

TRACKWAY Unknown NX98NE 23 NX 9571 8733 to 9567 8744.

This track is possibly that depicted on the 1st edition of the OS map (Dumfriesshire sheet xli) 1861. CFA 1992.This is a track or hollow-way that runs SE-NW from an old ford at the burn and is visible for a distance of c. 130m. It is 2-3m wide, of variable depth (0.3-0.5m) and cut into the side of the hill. The W side is bordered by a slight bank (0.5 - 0.8m wide and 0.3m high). This track probably represents that depicted on the first edition of the OS six-inch map (Dumfriesshire, sheet xli, 1861) which shows the track running across the area

from SW to NE, crossing Duncow Burn at a 'ford'.Visited by CFA, December 1992.CFA 1993; NMRS MS/625/33.

MDG5127 SHAW'S MOOR CAIRN Early Bronze Age to Late Bronze Age

NX98NE 25 9597 8740Cairn

This is an isolated cairn on the crest of a ridge, 180m E of the banks (NX98NE 24) which it overlooks and 24m W of the field dyke. It is a turf-covered mound measuring about 3m in diameter and 0.5m in height.Visited by CFA, December 1992. CFA 1993; NMRS MS/625/33.

MDG6210 DALSWINTON COMMON MOUND; CAIRN? Early Bronze Age to Late Bronze Age

NX98NE 1 9537 8820.

(NX 9537 8820) Tumulus [NR]. OS 6-inch map, Dumfriesshire, 1st ed. (1861), sheet xli.

Although named on the 1st ed. 6" map, this feature is published but not named on the 1" map of 1897. It is not noticed by the RCAHM and no reference to it was found in the relevant Name Book or elsewhere during recording. Information from OS Recorder (DA) 2 June 1967.

This near-circular grass-covered mound measures approximately 10.5 m in diameter and 1.3 m in height. There is no stone evident, and, although it underlies a modern wall, it is not necessarily an antiquity. Visited by OS (BS) 16 August 1977.In a similar condition when visited in December 1992.CFA 1993; NMRS MS/625/33.

MDG6213 GLEDENHOLM MOOR CAIRNFIELD? Early Bronze Age to Late Bronze Age

NX98NE 10 976 878.

(Centred NX 97958789) Tumuli (NR) (6 shown)

(Centred NX 97658784) Tumuli (NR) (5 shown) (NX 97588770) Tumulus (NR) OS 6" map (1957)

There is a small, widely scattered cairnfield on the W face of a long ridge lying E of a damp hollow on Gledenholm Moor. Scott-Elliott notes a total of eighteen cairns, 9-12 ft in diameter, and two ring cairns, 12 ft in diameter (noted by the RCAHM as hut circles, sunk a foot or so in the ground). J Scott-Elliot and I Rae 1967; RCAHMS 1920, visited 1913

MacLean describes the tumulus at NX 97588770 (which is presumably included by Scott-Elliott in the cairnfield) as about 20 ft in diameter and 4 ft in height; it has an excavation in its N side. M R Dobie 1959

These cairns could not be located in an area of afforestation. For discussion on the period and purpose of this type of monument, see NT 05 SE 3. Visited by OS (BS) 18 July 1977

A recent check in 2011 confirmed that the cairns have been destroyed in earlier rounds of forestry planting.Information from DGC (AJN) 21 October 2013

MDG6214 ELLERSLEE CLEARANCE CAIRN Medieval to Modern

NX98NE 11 9756 8521.

The circle or cairn, and two circles, in a field uphill from Auchencairn farm, as described by Johnston, are probably part of a cluster of stone-heaps along the course of a little stream; two at least of these heaps seem to have definite cairns under them, but gathered field-stones almost obscure the original structures.

M R Dobie 1959; T Johnston 1825-7

The area referred to appears to be centred on NX 9756 8521. There are a number of depleted stone clearance heaps with no indications of stone circles or cairns. Visited by OS (WDJ) 22 June 1964

WDJ confirmed. There are no antiquities in this area and the alleged circles and cairns are no more than the remains of modern stone clearance. Visited by OS (ECW) 12 June 1975

MDG6216 NEWLANDS STONE CIRCLE? Unknown NX98NE 13 96 85.

There is the site of a stone circle a little to the SE of the buildings at Newlands. Although the circle was destroyed for building materials, some of the stones (or fragments) were rolled over a nearby causeway of field stones across a hollow in the ground. The circle lies to the east of the road, (probably the road from the mill - NX 968 842) M R Dobie 1959; T Johnston 1825-7

Mr Duncan, the owner of Newlands, who knew of the reports above, has never been able to locate the site of the circle. No remains were found during field investigation, nor could the hollow mentioned above be identified. Visited by OS (RDL) 25 June 1964

MDG6217 THE CAIRN MOUND Early Bronze Age to Modern

NX98NE 14 9657 8650

On the brink of high ground at Ellerlie (?Ellerslee at NX 970 858) about 3/4 mile west of NX 98 NE 11, is an oval mound, 105 by 126 ft, a little higher at the east end. M R Dobie 1959; T Johnston 1825-7

The only mound of comparable size on high ground near Ellerslee is the pile of stones known locally (W Duncan, Quarrelwood, Dalswinton) as "The Cairn" which is situated at NX 9657 8650. This appears to be a mound of consolidated stone, possibly a barrow now used for dumping modern stone clearance. Visited by OS (ECW) 12 June 1975

MDG6218 WHITEHALL CAIRN; FINDSPOT Early Bronze Age to Late Bronze Age

NX98NE 15 966 855

A stone axe-hammer, 10 3/4 in by 4 3/8 in., the haft-hole partially perforated from each face, which was found lying on a stone dyke on Whitehall Farm (NX 966 855), is in Dumfries Museum. Earlier in the Grierson Museum, Acc No. 24. W G Gibson 1864; G F Black 1894

Some years before, a cairn had been removed from the field in which it was found. J Williams 1965.The axe-hammer is an unfinished example of Class I. It is held in Dumfries Museum under accession number DUMFM 1965/360, and has been petrologically attributed to group XXVII (greywacke from the Southern uplands of Scotland).T H McK Clough and W A Cummins 1988.

MDG6219 WHITESTANES MOOR ENCLOSURE; CAIRN? Early Bronze Age to Late Bronze Age

NX98NE 16 Centred 9655 8805.

(Centred approx NX 965 878) A group of ten circular or rectangular mounds or enclosures seen, some 300 yards south of the "Tumuli" published at NX 966881, by Scott-Elliott and McLean in 1958, perhaps form part of the cairnfield of some 100 structures since excavated in part by Scott-Elliott (see NX 98 NE 5). M R Dobie 1959

Centred NX 96558805. A group of about 28 "cairns" is situated 200.0m south-west of the cairnfield on Whitestanes Moor (NX 98 NE 5). It lies on a gentle south-facing slope at 800 feet OD and covers an area of about three hectares. The cairns are similar in their size and distribution to those on Whitestanes. There are also three small enclosures within the group; two are oval, measuring 5.0m by 4.0m, and resemble the sub-circular enclosures at (NX 98 NE 5) while the third is trapezoidal and measures approximately 6.5m by 2.5m. There are no signs of field systems and no evidence to suggest that these cairns are sepulchral. Surveyed at 1:10 000 (for AO records). Visited by OS (BS) 11 August 1977

For discussion on the period and purpose of this type of monument, see NT 05 SE 3.

MDG6220 DUNCOW COMMON CAIRN?; FINDSPOT Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age

NX98NE 17 962 867

NX 962 867 A single worked flint - a broken blade, finely re-touched (Neolithic or Early Bronze Age) - was found in a field NW of Millhill farmhouse near a possible ploughed-out cairn. J Williams 1966

No trace of a cairn could be found in this area. Visited by OS (TRG) 16 August 1976

MDG6221 DALSWINTON WOOD CAIRN?; ENCLOSED CREMATION CEMETERY

Early Bronze Age to Late Bronze Age

NX98NE 18 Centred 955 869 to 9552 8696.

At NX 955 870 A group of 15 cairns, 9 feet in diameter, and two ring cairns, 21 and 36 feet in diameter, occupy a dry grassy ridge. M R Dobie 1959

Centred NX 955 869. A group of about 50 small "cairns" and a probable enclosed cremation cemetery occupy three hectares of a low ridge at a height of 600 feet OD. The area is separated from another cairn group (NX98NE2) 300.0m to the north east, by marshy ground. The cairns are similar in their size and general distribution to others in the area (NX98NE 2 and NX98NE 5 ). Although no definite fields can be seen there are two roughly parallel lines of three cairns, with a 15.0m wide stretch of cleared ground between them, and a line of five cairns bordering an area of marsh. There is also a ruined field wall, 0.2m high and spread to 1.5m, running around the edge of some firm rising ground. It does not overlie any of the cairns and has no apparent association with them. There are scatters of stones, possibly field clearance, occupying several of the hollows on the edge of the ridge. At NX 9552 8696 is a probable enclosed cremation cemetery; which is very similar in both size and appearance to that excavated on Whitestanes Moor (NX98NE 5). It is situated on rising ground overlooking the cairn group and measures 13.5m in diameter over walling 3.0m wide and 0.4m high. The southern arc has been mutilated. The other "ring cairn" noted by McLean was not identified but it could be one of the robbed cairns within the group. The strong similarities between this and other nearby cairnfields is discussed in the type site report (NX98NE 5). Enclosed cremation c+metery surveyed at 1:10 000. Visited by OS (BS) 10 August 1977

For discussion on the period and purpose of this type of monument, see NT05SE 3.At NX 9568 8692 is a single cairn just inside the survey area. It is an outlier from the group of cairns that is located outside

the area to the SW (as described above), and is formed of a turf-covered stone mound, measuring about 3m in diameter and 0.4m in height.Visited by CFA, December 1992.CFA 1993; NMRS MS/625/33.

MDG6225 DUNCOW BURN / SHAWS MOOR

CAIRN; ENCLOSURE; FIELD BOUNDARY?; ENCLOSED CREMATION CEMETERY; BOUNDARY BANK


NX98NE 2 957 871.

(Centred NX 95555 8725) Tumuli (NR) (18 shown). OS 6" map (1957)

At this site, the RCAHM note "a considerable group of small cairns with a few associated hut circles of small size which have sunk floors. Two of the cairns have quite recently been dug into, but no record of any observations appears to have been made". RCAHMS 1920, visited 1913

Scott-Elliott notes a total of 69 cairns, between 9 and 18 ft across, together with 4 ring cairns, between 15 and 48 ft in diameter: "The largest ring cairn lies close to the burn. It is well built of medium stones and has an entrance to the south. The next largest lies on the top of a knoll on the ridge not far from the dyke that borders the southern end of the field. Among this part of the field are some low grass-covered stone banks; whether these are of the same period is not known." J Scott-Elliot and I Rae 1967

At NX 955 870, a second group of 15 cairns, 9 ft in diameter, and two ring cairns, 21 and 36 ft in diameter, occupy a neighbouring dry grassy ridge. Mr Dobie 1959

Centred NX 957 871. A probable enclosed cremation cemetery

and a group of 70 "cairns" extending over 10 hectares along the top of a low N-S moorland ridge at c 650 ft OD. The cemetery at NS 9569 8721 lies on a natural terrace above Duncow Burn on the E. It measures overall 15.5m in diameter with a perimeter earth and stone bank 4.0m wide and 0.6m high and an orthostated entrance 2.5m wide on the SE arc. Set in the outer perimeter of the bank are several large stones evidently placed for effect rather than revetment. The interior is under marsh-grass but appears level, featureless and at the same level as the surrounding ground. The work can be closely paralleled with that excavated on Whitestanes Moor to the NE (see NX98NE 5). This cemetery lies on the central eastern edge of the large cairn group, the majority of which are sub-circular turf-covered stone heaps averaging 2.5m in overall diameter and 0.4m in height. Many have been superficially disturbed or spread, but their appearance and irregular distribution gives no indication of purpose, and no trace of a field system or hut circles was found. Five cairns were notable because of their large overall diameters (4 to 7 metres) and the deliberate robbing or excavation of their centres. These probably include the two mentioned by RCAHM. On both ground and plan there is no obvious local association between the cairns and enclosed cremation cemetery. Two nearby cairnfields however have similar examples see NX98NE 5 and NX98NE 17). The low banks noted by Scott-Elliott are evident in the western and northern parts of the cairnfield. They comprise fragmentary, sinuous lengths of earth and stone bank up to 0.3 m high. A short stretch links two of the mounds but otherwise no association is evident. Surveyed at 1:10 000. (For Scott-Elliott's other cairn group see NX98NE 17).

For discussion on the period and purpose of this type of monument, see NX05SE 3. Visited by OS (JRL) 10 August 1977

MDG6226 NEWLANDS CAIRN? Unknown NX98NE 20 96 85. Missing

MDG6227 WHITEHALL FINDSPOT Early Neolithic to Early Bronze Age

NX98NE 21 c.966 855.

On 8th October 1880, "Mr Rutherford, Jardington, exhibited a fine stone celt found lately on the farm of Whitehill Kirkmahoe (presumably Whitehall intended), on moss land, and in proximity to bog oaks." Trans Dumfriesshire Galloway Natur Hist Antiq Soc 1884

MDG6228 GLENCARRICK DISTILLERY DISTILLERY 18th Century to 19th Century

Considerable portions of masonry survive, up to 7m+ high in places, with a good segmental arch in the NW. Coursed rubble with sandstone quoining. The site is described as ruinous on the 1st edition OS map, and the extant arch suggests an easrly 19th century date for that part of the construction.Information from DGC [AJN] 28 April 2003

The New Statistical Account for Kirmahoe parish, written in 1834, describes the distillery as "lately erected" on a "judicious and modest scale" and that at that time it was "in full and prosperous operation"Information from DGC [AJN] 5 February2013

MDG6229 CLONFECKLE ENCLOSURE Unknown NX98NE 3 9587 8669.

NX 958867. Situated on the crest of a slight rise, about 1000 yds NE of Clonfeckle Tower and 270yds W of Duncow Burn is an oval setting of irregularly spaced boulders which the RCAHM and Feachem following them suggest is probably the kerb of a long cairn, measuring some 110 by 84 ft. Miss Henshall, however, states that there is no evidence that there has ever been a cairn at this site and it seems more likely that

the boulders are the last vestiges of the wall of an enclosure. RCAHMS 1920, visited 1912; R W Feachem 1963; A S Henshall 1972, visited 1962; M R Dobie 1959

NX 95878669 A near circular setting of stones measuring approximately 30.0m in diameter. It is composed of 27 intermittently spaced and irregularly shaped earth- fast boulders, of 0.6m average width. There is a 4.0m stretch of earth-and-stone banking 0.8m wide and 0.2m high on the north and a similar bank 10.0m long and with a single boulder at its east end, lying to the south of the circle. Just south of the centre of the circle is a pit 3.8m in diameter and 1.3m deep. There is a loose boulder 0.5m by 0.5m by 0.5m within it and some probable upcast, around its rim. The interior is otherwise featureless and undulating. The boulders do not appear to have formed a kerb and they are unlikely to be a stone circle. Miss Henshall's suggestion of a ruined enclosure seems the most feasible explanation. The off-centre pit could be the result of desultory digging. Surveyed at 1:10 000. Visited by OS (BS) 9 August 1977

MDG6230 GLENMAID MOOR BUILDING; CLEARANCE CAIRN

Early Bronze Age to 19th Century

NX98NE 4 971 892.

(Centred NX 971 892) Tumuli (NR)(5 shown) OS 6" map (1957)

The RCAHM note a group of low, grass-covered cairns, from 14'-17' in diameter, in this area, while Gen Scott-Elliot notes this site as a cairnfield. The RCAHM also note several stony hut foundations, not all measurable, in association. (Similar sites in Dumfriesshire have since been recognised as field systems eg Stanshiel Rig NT 00 SE33). RCAHMS 1920, visited 1913; J Scott-Elliot and I Rae 1967

Dispersed over some ten hectares of the bracken-covered east slopes of Glenmaid Moor, are twelve clearance cairns. Several of the larger ones, up to 7.0m across, have hollow centres and these may have been mistaken by the RCAHM for hut circles. There are no traces of either field walls or lynchets. Visited by OS (TRG) 16 August 1976

A group of 36 clearance cairns were recorded on the rising ground to the W of Glenmaid Plantation during the course of a pre-afforestation survey by AOC (Scotland) Ltd (NMRS, MS 738/22, no.2). A rectangular building (NMRS, MS 738/22, no.1) was noted to the S of the cairns.M Dalland and J O'Sullivan, AOC (Scotland) Ltd, 1995; NMRS 738/22

A rectangular structure, orientated west to east, measures 11m x 3.9m within walls 1.5m thick and 0.2m high. The walls are turf-clad with occasional angular stones protruding. There are no visible openings. The wall remnants are irregular, especially on the south side and somewhat formless in profile. The structure is colonised by grasses with bracken starting to get a foothold.The cairns consist of medium and small angular stones, though they vary in size, form and preservation. They are from 2.5m to 7m in diameter and are up to 0.3m high. Some are completely covered in turf while others have areas of exposed stone in the centre. The quality of preservation varies between cairns. Some are prominent and clearly defined whilst others are completely robbed out and appear as a circular stony area. A long dry spell before the survey had created circular dry cropmarks in the pasture showing up the position of these robbed out cairns. Most cairns are free of

bracken and other masking vegetation.M Dalland & J O'Sullivan, 1995

MDG6231 WHITESTANES MOOR ENCLOSURE; CAIRN; ENCLOSED CREMATION CEMETERY


NX98NE 5 967 882 to 9666 8822.

(Centred NX 9667 8819) Tumuli (NR) (17 shown) OS 6" map (1957)

There is a cairnfield of nearly a hundred structures on Whitestanes Moor, about 800ft OD, around the head of a burn and near the top of the ridge. There are some sixty cairns from 6-12 ft across,embanked enclosures (ring cairns (J Scott-Elliot and I Rae 1967)) 12-20 ft overall diameter; and several unclassified features. The largest enclosure, excavated in 1962, was shown to be an enclosed cremation cemetery, eight cremation pits containing human bones, and two with black ash, being found within a bank, 9-10ft wide and 2ft high, 48ft in external diameter with an entrance in the SW. Artifacts found (now in Dumfries Museum) were a pygmy cup, urn fragments, flints and half of a stone bead. A sample of carbonised wood from the pit containing the pygmy cup gave a Carbon-14 date of 1360 BC +/- 90. Three ring cairns were excavated in 1964: (a) 12 ft overall - no artifacts or structural work was found. (b) 19 ft overall - no artifacts were found but the centre of the site contained a stone-filled pit, 2 ft deep, which was thought to have originally contained an inhumation burial, all trace of which had vanished. (c) 24 ft overall - no artifacts or structural work was found. Two small cairns have been examined. In one, a piece of chert was found at the old ground level, otherwise neither cairn yielded artifacts or structural work. Just E of and almost contiguous with the enclosed cremation

cemetery was an oval mound, 13ft x 7ft 6ins x 1ft 6ins high, with a hollow to the W of it. (c/f NS 81 SW 1) Excavations in 1963 were inconclusive though post holes (? part of a rectangular palisade running round the cremation cemetery), a crude bank, a line of stain and a fire-burned area were found. A knife-sharpener and a piece of quartz were found. J Scott-Elliot and I Rae 1965; A E Truckell 1964; A Morrison 1968

Centred NX 967882. A group of about 35 small cairns occupy 3.0 hectares of a gentle south facing slope at the south end of Whitestanes Moor. (See also NX 98 NE16) Within this area, which is bounded on the north-east and south-west by marshy ground, are twelve sub-circular "enclosures" and the Enclosed Cremation Cemetery excavated by Scott-Elliott. The cairns composed of turf-covered stones are generally sub-circular in shape ranging in diameter from 2.0m to 4.5m; the majority however average 3.0m in diameter and are up to 0.5m high. Some have been robbed but there is no evidence of kerbing or other identifiable features. The sub-circular "enclosures" are composed of earth and stone banks, 1.0m wide and 0.2m high, and vary in size from 3.0m in overall diameter to 8.0m by 6.0m (they are presumably the "ring-cairns" noted by Scott-Elliott). They are larger than the average sized cairns and do not appear to have been formed as a result of stone robbing. Some have gaps and are feasible as hut circles but others are situated on uneven ground; most however give no indication of their origin or purpose. Their distribution amongst the cairns is apparently random and shows no obvious association.

There is no evidence of cultivation to be seen within this area. There are two short alignments of cairns on the edges of a

natural terrace but their significance, if any, cannot be discerned. NX 96668822 The enclosed cremation cemetery is situated on rising ground overlooking the cairn group and is generally as described and planned (J Scott-Elliot and I Rae 1967). There is no longer any trace of Scott-Elliott's excavation and the interior is level and grass-covered. The oval mound to the east is not visibly associated but is similar in size and appearance to many of the nearby cairns. A group of ten circular or rectangular mounds or enclosures seen some 300 yds south of these remains by Scott-Elliott in 1958 (M R Dobie 1959), are dealt with under (NX 98 NE 16) Surveyed at 1:10 000. For discussion on the period and purpose of this type of monument, see NT 05 SE 3. Visited by OS (BS) 11 August 1977

MDG6232 GLEDENHOLM EARTHWORK? Unknown NX98NE 6 983 883.

Johnston describes a "Danish camp and circle" at Gledenholm (NX 983 883). "Inside diameter 100ft, wall 14-16 ft high, causeway round camp, gateway (4ft) on NW, stone "Justice seat" inside." M R Dobie 1959; T Johnston 1825-7

There is no trace and no local knowledge of this work. (R Halliday, Gledenholm and W S Brack, forester, Ae) Visited by OS (BS) 1 August 1977

This may refer to the palisaded enclosure, NX98NE9.MDG6233 WATCHMAN HILL CAIRN Early Bronze

Age to Late Bronze Age

NX98NE 7 964 876.

(NX 96408760 & NX 96478759) Tumuli (NR)

OS 6" map (1957)

There are a number of heather-covered cairns on the shoulder of Watchman Hill, N of the wood and along the E and S slopes. Scott-Elliott notes a total of twenty-six cairns, 9-18 ft across, and two ring cairns, 16 and 18 ft in diameter. He adds that among the cairns are four sites which may be scooped dwellings. J Scott-Elliot and I Rae 1967; RCAHMS 1920, visited 1913

NX 964876 A group of about 40 low heather-covered "cairns" occupy an area of 8.0 hectares on the gently sloping summit of Watchman Hill. The largest of these is 5.0m in diameter and 0.8m high. Some of the cairns have been robbed apparently for nearby dyke building; this may well explain the 'ring cairns' noted by Scott-Elliott. There are many vague depressions on this heather-covered hillside; none can be identified as occupation sites but a number are evidently quarry scoops. There is no evidence of cultivation in the area nor any trace of kerbing in the cairns, which are similar though not so clearly defined as those at Whitestanes (NX 98 NE5) to which the site can be closely allied. Surveyed at 1:10 000. For discussion on the period and purpose of this type of monument, see NT 05 SE 3. Visited by OS (BS) 1 August 1977

MDG6234 NEWLANDS COUNTRY HOUSE; CASTLE Medieval to Modern

NX98NE 8.00 9621 8513NX98NE 8.01 NX 9620 8518 SteadingNX98NE 8.02 NX 9615 8507 Walled Garden

At Newlands there was once "a castle, or fortlet, of great strength if we may judge from the breadth of the remaining portion thereof, and the great size of the stones used in the

building. A second strength has been erected near or on the site of the old one: a cut free-stone is to be seen with the letters E.R.H." The situation commands an extensure view of the Vale of Nith. T Johnston 1825-7

NX 9621 8513. 'The present building of Newlands occupies the site of the former structures mentioned above. Attempts by Mr Duncan, the owner, to find the inscribed stone have failed. Visited by OS (RDL) 25 June 1964

Visible on vertical air photograph, (OS 75/085/149-50, flown 1975).Information from RCAHMS (RJCM) October 1996

MDG6235 GLEDENHOLM FIELD SYSTEM; PALISADED SETTLEMENT

Early Bronze Age to Roman

NX98NE 9 9871 8801.

NX 987 881 Excavations were carried out at this Iron Age (A E Truckell 1972) site, at Gledenholm from 1966-8. They revealed a single palisade trench, of unknown length, defining an oval enclosure 125' wide. A small palisade trench and post holes were also found. A thumbnail scraper and other flints were found on the floor of a hut; a sherd of coarse black pottery similar to that from the hill-fort at Burnswark, and a few sherds of orange-coloured pottery of unknown type have also been found. Burnt wood from the palisade is to be submitted for C14 dating. Scott-Elliot (J Scott-Elliot and I Rae 1967) notes a very small field of cairns, 4'- 9' in diameter (presumably field clearance heaps), and stone banks possibly forming agricultural enclosures in the vicinity. Forestry Commission ploughing in the near future will result in the total destruction of the site (L Masters 1968).

J Scott-Elliot 1966

NX 98718801 The site of this palisaded homestead is situated on a low hillock, in a clearing within a forest. The excavation has been left open but neither the palisade trenches nor the post holes are now visible. There is no trace of the small cairns referred to by Scott-Elliott, which have presumably been destroyed by afforestation. Visited by OS (TRG) 19 August 1976

Excavation plans and slides supplied to JP in 1990 by Major General Scott Elliott have been donated to NMRS. No site documentation has been forthcoming. The site has never been properly written up. JB 24/6/94. See short report in J. Scott Elliot "Dowsing, one man's way" p.139-141. British Society of Dowsers, 1990. JB 11/7/94.

MDG6237 ST BRIDE'S CHAPEL CHAPEL Medieval to 19th Century

NX98NW 10 9380 8526(NX 93808526) Chapel (NR) (Site of) OS 6" map (1957)

The site of the chapel of St Bride, mentioned in 1547. A C Smith 1947

No trace exists. Visited by OS (BS) 12 June 1975

MDG6240 AULDGIRTH BRIDGE FINDSPOT; CAIRN Early Bronze Age to Late Bronze Age

NX98NW 13 911 863.

An axe-hammer, 7 in by 3 1/2 in, found in December 1862, by railway surfacemen while removing a large cairn in a field near Auldgirth Bridge (NX 911863) is in Dumfries Museum (F E S Roe 1967), having been transferred from Thornhill Museum. W G Gibson 1864

There is no trace of this cairn and no reference to it on an estate map of 1840. The axe-hammer is still in the museum. Visited by OS (BS) 12 June 1975.This Class I axe-hammer is held in Dumfries Museum under accession number DUMFM 1965/368. It has been petrologically attributed to group XXVII (greywacke from the Southern uplands of Scotland).T H McK Clough and W A Cummins 1988.

MDG6242 CASTLE ROYAL / 'Earthwork'

NATURAL FEATURE? Unknown NX98NW 15 938 852.

Johnston in 1825-7 describes a circular camp at Castle Royal (name: NX 938 852); A McLean and A E Truckell, who visited the site about 1958, say that Castle Royal is "a meadowland ridge, the top of which seems to have been scarped slightly and which is rather stonier than the rest of the meadow. Across the north end of the scarped area a shallow but distinct trench can be traced. The impression is of an earthwork almost completely ploughed away." M R Dobie 1959

The name "Castle Royal" applies to a low ridge which bears no surface indications of an earthwork. Visited by OS (BS) 11 June 1975

See DG8557 / NMRS NX98NW 41 for further evidence.Dumfries and Galloway SMR: Information entered 23/03/2000

MDG6243 DALSWINTON, OLD VILLAGE

VILLAGE Medieval to 19th Century

NX98NW 16 940 850

(Area: NX 940 850) The old village of Dalswinton used to lie between the present Dalswinton village and the Old Gate of Dalswinton. It consisted of one row of houses, "planned as if half- fortified". (T Johnston 1825-7, MS. in NMAS)

No trace of the old village could be found during perambulation of the area concerned. The forester of Dalswinton Estate, Mr B Crosby of Douganstyle, Dalswinton stated that there are some traces of ruined buildings in High Craig Wood (centred NX 940 852) but these could not be located in the dense undergrowth. Visited by OS (RDL) 23 June 1964

Reported as being in Maryfield Wood, astride the main path, by local sources (including the current ghillie of Dalswinton Estate). The village was apperntly known as Connel Vilage.Information from DGC [AJN] 22 May 2008

MDG6250 DALSWINTON FINDSPOT Early Bronze Age to Late Bronze Age

NX98NW 22 93 85.

A fragment of a Late Bronze Age spearhead (? class v), found at Dalswinton (NX 9385) was donated to the N M A S in 1924 by J Mackenzie (Acc No DG 86) Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1925; J M Coles 1962

MDG6261 DALSWINTON-AULDGIRTH CAIRN? Bronze Age (?) NX98NW 32 92 85 to 93 85. MDG6264 SHAWS FINDSPOT Medieval to

19th CenturyFinds recovered during a metal-detector survey

MDG6267 MULLACH BEACON; FORT Early Bronze Age to 19th Century

NX98NW 6 9291 8698.

(NX 9291 8698) Camp (NR) OS 6" map (1957)

A vitrified fort occupies the summit of Mullach, a prominent hill (listed as a beacon stance in 1448, in the Acts of the Parliament of Scotland, 716). The fort is oval in shape, having two concentric walls about 30m apart. The enclosed area measures about 91m by 74m and several masses of vitrified stone are visible in the rubble ruins of the walls. A narrow gap through the walls in the SE probably indicates an entrance.

The site, which has not been excavated, is likely to date from some time between the 8th and 4th centuries BC. E W MacKie 1975; RCAHMS 1920, visited 1913

The remains of this fort, in an area formerly afforested and now covered in dense bracken, comprises two concentric stone walls 28.0m apart. The inner wall, enclosing an oval area 110.0m E-W by 120.0m transversely is visible only in the southern half as a grassed-over stony scarp 0.3m high. The better preserved outer walls survives in the southern half as a grassy bank 2.0m wide and 0.5m high and in the northern half as a slight scarp and parch mark. No vitrified stone was seen in either of the walls nor were any facing stones visible. The entrance in the SE is obscured by bracken. Resurveyed at 1:2500. Visited by OS (TRG) 19 August 1976

MDG6269 THE BELT FORT Early Bronze Age to Roman

NX98NW 8 9323 8582.

(NX 9323 8582) Earthwork (NR) OS 6" map (1957)

A stone-walled promontory fort with several hut foundations in the interior. RCAHMS 1920

The ill-preserved remains of a stone-walled fort occupy the edge of a high terrace and measure internally 50.0m E-W by 30.0m. The remains consist of a single wall around the N, S and W sides with a double wall and a narrow passage entrance on the SE. There are no further defences visible and no trace of huts in the interior, the whole being covered in dense vegetation. Surveyed at 1:2500 on permatrace.

Visited by OS (BS) 12 June 1975

Visible on air photographs (RAF APs:541(A)397:48;4250) MDG6270 THE BELT HUT CIRCLE?; EARTHWORK Late

PrehistoricNX98NW 9 934 858.

The field (centred NX 934 858) E of the Stone Fort, The Belt (NX 98 NW 8), where hut circles and a "Danish Camp" were seen by T Johnston in 1825-7, was examined about 1958 by A McLean and A E Truckell. They saw a suggestion of cobble-revetted terrace, and other stones which may have been the remains of hut foundations, in the turf of the terrace. Just to the E (M R Dobie 1959) or NE (A E Truckell 1958) was a heap of ploughed out stones, seeming to lie on more weathered stones with a suggestion of an encircing kerb. "This, whatever it is, is probably Johnston's 'Camp'."

A Ps show evidence of a possible sub-rectangular enclosure at NX 933 858. (RAF.541.A.397.F20:4250-1)

The field referred to is at present under young crop and nothing significant can be seen. Examination of the A Ps suggests that the markings are all natural. Visited by OS (BS) 12 June 1975

MDG6271 LONGBANK FORT Iron Age NX98SE 1 9600 8455.

(NX 9600 8455) The crop-mark of an enclosure is visible on air photographs at Longbank, Kirkmahoe.

The site occurs on the summit of a small hill. The only possible indications of an enclosure visible on the ground are two slight humps at the base of the stone dyke, at NX 9598 8461 and NX 9599 8459, and traces of two immeasurable spread banks for a short distance to the SW of the dyke.

Visited by OS (RDL) 25 June 1964 MDG6272 KIRKMAHOE / KIRKMAHOE

PARISH CHURCH/ LAKE BURN/ 'THE LAKE'

FINDSPOT Early Bronze Age to Roman

NX98SE 10 c. 972 815.

(Approx: NX 972 815). One end of a dug-out canoe was found in The Lake, about 300 yards from the west corner of Kirkmahoe churchyard, by Mr Charles Brown and another man. The portion recovered is 5 feet long by about 18 inches wide by 5 inches deep. The wood is oak. It may be preserved in the Village Hall. W McDowall 1921

This portion of canoe was in the village hall in the 1920's, but its present whereabouts is unknown. (Mrs Campbell, Meadowpark, Kirkton) Visited by OS (WDJ) 23 June 1964.In 1919 the remains of a logboat were found when the burn known as 'the Lake' or Lake Burn was being deepened at a point about 300 yards (275m) W of Kirkmahoe parish church. The locality is one of hilly clayland at an altitude of about 15m OD, above the haughland of the River Nith.One end of the boat was found split into two parts, the longer of which measured 5' (1.5m) in length. The timber was identified as 'oak' and was 'greatly decayed', but the beam appeared to be about 1'6" (0.5m) and the surviving 'depth' about 5" (125mm). The form of the surviving end was a rounded point externally and a rough square internally. Although it was intended to preserve the boat at the village hall, there is no record of its survival.W McDowall 1921; R J C Mowat 1996.

MDG6273 KIRKMAHOE PARISH CHURCH

FINDSPOT Early Neolithic to Early Bronze Age

NX98SE 11 974 815.

NX 974 815. A Group VI (Langdale) polished stone axe, found by Master Anderson, Kirkton, in 1966 by the footpath behind

Kirkmahoe Church, is still in his possession. A E Truckell 1966; J Williams 1970

MDG6276 ST BLANE'S CHURCH CHURCH Early Medieval to 19th Century

NX98SE 14 9888 8180.

(NX 9888 8180) St Blane's Ch (NR) (Site of) OS 6" map (1948)

There was a church dedicated to St Blane in this parish in the 11th century. P Dudgeon 1882; G Chalmers 1824

Half a mile east of the present parish church there is an artificial earth mound on which are the foundations of a building about 40 feet by 33 feet, with a paved doorway to the north. To the east and south-east excavations in four "graves" in the supposed burial-ground revealed only a much-rusted iron battle-axe. T Johnston 1825-7

The late Cameron Smith considered that the tradition of a chapel dedicated to St Blain at Kilblean was quite unfounded and was based on the Statistical Account of 1835, followed by the Ordnance Survey. Dr. R C Reid, however, records a Kyrkblane vicarage from Bagimant's Roll in the 13th century. (Scot Hist Soc Misc Vol.5, 123) M R Dobie 1959; Trans Dumfriesshire Galloway Natur Hist Antiq Soc 1926;

The site of this church is marked by a slight mound, to all appearance natural, in an area of marshy ground. No trace of any foundations were seen. No further information regarding

the dedication was found. Visited by OS (WDJ) 23 June 1964

St Blane's Church/Chapel Site: Small artificial raised platform, approximately 3 ft in height, forming an "island" in the marsh area at the E end of a promontory. There are indications of a possible ditch separating the "island" from the promontory. There are foundations of a structure, oriented NE-SW, measuring approximately 40 ft by 25 ft. J Williams 1969

MDG6279 KNOWHEAD CAIRN Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age

NX98SE 17 988 818.

A cairn at KnoweHead on a ridge half-a-mile SW of the church at Kilblane - NX 98 SE 14 - and half-a- mile east of the parish church was excavated by Johnstone in July 1827, who found therin a short cist containing the burnt bones of two bodies and, to the south of the cist, a large whinstone, and the bones of a third burial "put carefully into little openings, or niches in the Cairn, a little here, and there." The ridge is most probably that over-looking the Ballochmyle Brick Works alongside the Locharbriggs- Riddingwood road. There is now no sign of any cairn on this ridge. M R Dobie 1959; T Johnston 1825-7

No further information found during field investigations. Visited by OS (WDJ) 24 June 1964

Top two metres removed for gravel extraction in late 1960's.Information from local farmer at Auchencrieff. (DGSMR June 2005)

MDG6281 QUARRELWOOD CAIRN? Early Bronze Age to Late Bronze Age

NX98SE 2 9582 8411.

(Area: NX 957 841) 'There are two "Druidical temples" on the

north side of the King's Road about a mile from Galloberry towards Dalswinton, on a ridge of the farm and close to the village of Quarrelwood. Both are formed of gathered field stones. The one to the east is about 250 feet in circumference and 10 feet in height. When "the centre was searched into" traces of fire, and fat, loamy earth, and a human tooth were found. Removal of some of the stones revealed a circle of large stones within the cairn. About 550 feet to the NW is another "Temple" about 226 feet in circumference but only 30 inches high, having been much robbed. A half-circle of large stones was observed 5 feet within the outer edge of the cairn. One of these cairns may be a circular structure 18 yards in diameter and up to 10 feet high, in the second field south of Smithfield farm. The raised interior is flat and slightly hollowed. It is known locally as "the Roman Hill". M R Dobie 1959; T Johnston 1825-7

At NX 9582 8411 is the north-westerly of the two features described. It is now only 1.0m high and is sub-circular measuring overall 22.0m NW/SE by 20.0 m transversely. It is flat-topped and of stoney construction. The south-easterly 'cairn' may have been on the summit of a hillock c. 192-0m to the SE of this but it may have been situated on, or have formed part of, a small natural gorse-covered knoll at NX 9603 8402. This knoll, c. 5.0m high, is surrounded by the remains of a modern dyke and has been quarried into on the NW side. Cairn Surveyed at 1/2500. Visited by OS (RDL) 25 June 1964

MDG6284 KILBLANE CASTLE? Medieval to 19th Century

NX98SE 22 98 81.

There is the site of a castle or strong fortlet a few hundred

yards to the west of the church at Kilblane (NX 98 SE 14). It is surrounded by a large pond and the site of the drawbridge is still to be seen: "the extent of the garden is clearly defined." T Johnston 1825-7

This may be the same as AM 340 (NX 98 SE 24). "The old farm buildings of Kilblane (NX 987 818) now derelict are on the edge of a swamp which may have been a pond 100 years ago. An irregular ridge projects into this swamp and, but for a few feet, cuts it into two sections. The ridge may be a fort - the site fits the description - but it is now completely grassed over." M R Dobie 1959

No trace of a castle or fort was seen in the vicinity of the site of Kilblane church. The ridge mentioned by Dobie appears to be on the one running in a SE direction from the farm-house at Kilblane. It is a natural ridge with no trace of any earth-works on it. Visited by OS (WDJ) 23 June 1964

MDG6285 BURNTSCARTH GREEN FARM

STONE CIRCLE? Unknown NX98SE 23 9898 8018.

There is a circle about 30 paces in diameter on the south side of the road from Knowe Head cairn (NX 98 SE 17) to Locharbriggs, on the farm of the Green (occupied by Mr Mitchell). T Johnston 1825-7

The farm of Green is Burntscarth Green farm (NX 9898 8018) known locally as the 'Green' (Mr Dent, Hillhouse, Locharbriggs). Most of its land, between the steading and the Knowehead-Locharbriggs road, is now covered by dwelling-houses. No trace of any circle was seen. Visited by OS (WDJ) 24 June 1964

MDG6286 KIRKHOLM CAIRN? Early Bronze Age to Late Bronze Age

NX98SE 24 98 81.

Many "written stones", suggesting the existence of a druidical temple, are to be found just to the west of Kirk Holm, a "flat and plain-lying field" to the north-ward of the church of Kilblane (NX 98 SE 14). (The author regards cairns and circles alike as "druidical temples"). T Johnston 1825-7

No further information found. Visited by OS (WDJ) 23 June 1964

MDG6287 CASTLEHILL EARTHWORK? Unknown NX98SE 25 97 84.

A circle on Castlehill Farm, less than a quarter-mile from Duncow camp (NX 98 SE 5), consists of a circular area 100 feet in diameter surrounded by a bank 25 feet broad with an entrance on the east. T Johnston 1825-7

Not located; enquiries at Castlehill farm proved negative. Visited by OS (WDJ) 22 June 1964

The area in question has been thoroughly perambulated, but no trace of a circle, as described above, has been found. (A E Truckell, Dumfries Museum). Visited by OS (EGC) 6 August 1964

MDG6288 CARNSALLOCH GATE INSCRIBED STONE? Unknown NX98SE 26 9768 8051.

There is a "hieroglyphick stone" at or near Carnsalloch gate, below an oak, by the highway. M R Dobie 1959; T Johnston 1825-7

Several oak trees line the modern road at the entrance to

Carnsalloch, and several more have been cut down, but no trace of any inscribed stone was found. Visited by OS (WDJ) 23 June 1964

New driveway inserted 1999, possibly destroying the site.Dumfries and Galloway SMR: Information entered 28/03/2000

MDG6289 CASTLEHILL EARTHWORK? Unknown NX98SE 27 97 84.

There is a circle on Castlehill Farm a quarter-mile west of the circle (NX 98 SE 25), near Duncow camp, composed of field stones and raised 6 or 8 feet from the ground; it is hollowed on the top and is about 100 feet in circumference. T Johnston 1825-7

Not located; enquiries at Castlehill farm proved negative. Visited by OS (WDJ) 22 June 1964

The area in question has been thoroughly perambulated but no trace of a circle, as described above, has been found. (A E Truckell, Dumfries Museum) Visited by OS (EGC) 6 August 1964

MDG6290 AUCHENCAIRN CAIRN? Unknown NX98SE 28 98 84.

Near the farmstead of Auchencairn there are the slight remains of a large druidical circle or cairn. Most of the stones, many bearing "hieroglyphicks", are now incorporated in houses and walls. T Johnston 1825-7

Enquries at Auchencairn farm proved nagative. Nothing was seen in the vicinity of the steading to suggest a stone-circle or cairn. Visited by OS (WDJ) 22 June 1964

MDG6291 DUNCOW CINERARY URN? Early Bronze Age to Late Bronze Age

NX98SE 29 96 83.

An urn containing possible ashes was dug up (but broken) in a shoemaker's garden at Duncow 'lately'. NSA 1841 (J Wightman)

MDG6293 GALLABERRY ESTATE CAIRN Early Bronze Age to Late Bronze Age

NX98SE 30 96 82.

There was a large cairn, about 200 ft in diameter, and many feet high, on the estate of "Gallaberry", to the south of the King's Road to Dalswinton. About 1814, when the cairn was removed, an empty cist was found at the base of it. T Johnston 1825-7

No further information found. Visited by OS (WDJ) 29 June 1964

MDG6294 FOREGIRTH FARM CROSS INCISED STONE; STONE CIRCLE

Early Neolithic to Early Medieval

NX98SE 31 95 83.

There are two upright stones, the remains of a stone circle, on the farm of Foregirth. The larger stone, a whinstone measuring 5 feet by 32 inches by 19 inches, has a number of marks cut on it and, on its smoother side, a cross 14 inches long by 12 inches wide, 1 1/4 inches broad and 1/2 inch deep. On the south face (the stone was set up by Johnstone and the cross set towards the east) are some possible cup-marks about an inch in diameter, in a line from top to bottom. T Johnston 1825-7

The two stones are no longer visible. M R Dobie 1959

NX 9532 8366. Stone, as described by Johnston. Visited by OS (RD) 25 June 1964

No trace of stone circle. Cross-incised boulder, could be 6th-8th century. Recorded at Foregirth in 1825. Re-discovered in August, 1964. A E Truckell 1964

The given NGR (9532 8366) indicates the spot where the stone was found in 1964. By 1995 it was behind a barn at 9534 8374. Although the farmer knew exactly where it was, he recognised that it might be inadvertently lost. He agreed to consider moving it to a safer location. JB 27/10/95.

MDG6295 BRAEHEAD CAIRN Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age

NX98SE 32 95 84.

A cairn near the dwelling-house on the farm of Braehead was removed about 1810: beneath the heap was found a stone coffin within which were the remains of a large body over six feet in length. T Johnstone 1825-7

This site was not located. No further information. Braehead is at NX 9504 8474. Visited by OS (RDL) 25 June 1964

MDG6296 WHITEHILL FINDSPOT Iron Age NX98SE 33 9813 8092.

A small brass of Valentinian was found in a mole hill on Whitehill farm (NX 9813 8092), about 1903. G Macdonald 1934

MDG6297 CARNSALLOCH SIGNAL STATION?; PLANTATION BANK

Medieval to Modern

NX98SE 34 9753 8018.

(NX 9753 8018) A Roman signal station is visible on an air photograph, 460 m ESE of Carnsalloch. SDD List

Tree ring. See O S 6" 1st edition. Annotated on air photograph by A L F Rivet The plantation bank is depicted on the 1st edition of the O S 6-inch map (Dumfries-shire, 1861, sheet XLI) at the same location as the previously suggested Roman signal station. Information from RCAHMS, 8 December 1997 (GJW).

MDG6299 KIRKTON,ST MATTHEW'S WELL

SPRING Unknown NX98SE 36 975 812.

There is a spring, dedicated to St Matthew, at Kirkton (NY 975 812). J M Mackinlay 1893

MDG6300 CHAPEL HILL CHAPEL? Medieval NX98SE 37 966 836.

A chapel is supposed to have stood on or near Chapel Hill (name: NX 966 836), a small hill on the W side of Duncow village. (See also NX 98 SE 38.) Name Book 1855

MDG6301 DUMLO HILL EARTHWORK? Unknown NX98SE 38 9666 8350.

Though the NSA mentions "the small doon called the Chapel-hill" (Chapel Hill: NX 966 836 - see NX 98 SE 37), the reference is probably to Dumlo Hill (NX 9666 8350). NSA 1841 (J Wightman)

The latter is described in the O N B as a small oval hill, rising abruptly and regularly from the level plain; it is apparently of artificial origin. It is highly probable that there was some "ancient fortress" here. The nearby village of Duncow (see NX 98 SE (M) 10) is said to take its name from this hill. Name Book 1855

MDG6302 MILNHEAD DOVECOTE; COUNTRY HOUSE; WALLED GARDEN

Post Medieval to Modern

NX98SE 39 9705 8106.

(NX 9705 8106) Milnhead: a three-storeyed, early 18th century house. Nearby is a two-storeyed stone dovecot, with a slate roof, of late 17th or early 18th century date. SDD List

MDG6303 MILNHEAD GARDEN WALL Unknown NX98SE 39.1 970 810. MDG6304 MILNHEAD, GATE PIERS GATE PIER Unknown NX98SE 39.2 9719 8110. MDG6305 GALLABERRY TEMPORARY CAMP Roman NX98SE 4 centred 9636 8272.

Published as CAMP (R) (Site of)(1948); ROMAN CAMP (R) (site of), Fort (NR) (site of) (1969) OS 1948; OS 1969.

A Roman temporary camp was visible in parchmarks in June 1939. The camp, 1 1/3 acres in extent, is situated on a gravel terrace behind the farm buildings of W Gallaberry. Excavations carried out by St Joseph in 1952 established that the camp measured 64m by 110m, with an entrance 6m wide in the S side. O G S Crawford 1939; J K St Joseph 1952

There are no surface indications of these features and the area is under pasture at present. Visited by OS 1964

MDG6306 DUNCOW, WINDMILL / Castlehill Farm

WINDMILL Post Medieval to 19th Century

NX98SE 40 9741 8377.

(NX 9741 8377) The stump of a tower windmill, some 30 ft high, ground diameter 20 ft, tapering to about 12 ft, stands about 1/2 mile NE of Duncow House. The structure is massive, built of sandstone rubble. There are two doors, one of which has been blocked up. This is a good example of an early tower mill, dating from the late 17th or early 18th centuries; it is in good condition, though open to the weather. I L Donnachie and N K Stewart 1967.

(Location cited as NX 974 838). Duncow, late 17th to early 18th century. The squat tapering rubble stump of a tower windmill.J R Hume 1976.

MDG6307 WALLAMHILL MOUND; CHAPEL Medieval to 19th Century

NX98SE 41 977 808.

(Name: NX 977 8081) Wallamhill is a small artificial hill on which trees are growing. The Knights Templars are supposed to have had a chapel near it. A window frame has been dug up near this hill and is now in one of the out- houses at Templandhill farm (NX 978 806). (The O N B sketch is of a window, similar to those in Kilbrannan Chapel, Skipness (NR 95 NW 6) dated by the R C A H M to the late 13th or early 14th century.) Name Book 1855

The Knights Templars were introduced to Scotland by David I (1124-53); the order was suppressed in 1312, most of their possessions passing to the Knights Hospitallers. There are numerous references to alleged houses of Templars in Scotland. These are exaggerated accounts of what were merely Temple lands. (No mention is made of this particular site.) I B Cowan and D E Easson 1976

MDG6311 WEST GALLABERRY LINEAR FEATURE; ENCLOSURE; PROMONTORY FORT?; ENCLOSURE?

Iron Age NX98SE 45 9627 8273.

Part of what may be a promontory or circular enclosure and three sides of a smaller rectangular enclosure are visible as cropmarks to the W of the Roman temporary camp (NX 98 SE 4). A linear cropmark runs from NE to SW in front of the entrance to the camp. O G S Crawford 1939

MDG6313 GATESIDE BRIDGE LINEAR FEATURE Unknown NX98SE 47 961 836. MDG6315 CARZIELD ENCLOSURE Roman NX98SE 49 970 819.

MDG6316 CASTLE HILL FINDSPOT; EARTHWORK Early Neolithic to Roman

NX98SE 5 9742 8427

(NX 9742 8427) Fort (NR) OS 6" map (1948)

This oval fort, some 300 feet by 220 feet, occupies the summit of a rounded eminence immediately NW of Castlehill House. The remains are visible only on the south and west. A narrow segment on the south has been cut off by a dyke and lies within a wood, and here the defences consist of a slight inner rampart crowning a scarp some 6 to 7 feet in height, at its base a trench some 20 feet broad and widening as it passes westward. In places the trench has been filled up to a considerable extent, and looks like a terrace, but it becomes clearly defined to the westward, with a slight mound forming the counterscarp. It does not appear to have been continued along the steep north face. The entrance, which is from the SW, is distinct, opening into a slight depression. RCAHMS 1920

The British camp of Duncol or Castle Hill has two entrances, one on the west, the other on the east, the latter being not so clear. A flint arrowhead was found here. T Johnston 1825-7; M R Dobie 1959

Miscellaneous earthwork. R W Feachem 1956

The remains of this earthwork are generally as described by RCAHMS. It is probable that the inner rampart was continued round the North and East sides, although no trace of it remains. Revised at 25"

Visited by OS (WDJ) 22 June 1964MDG6317 WEST GALLABERRY UNENCLOSED

SETTLEMENT; PALISADED SETTLEMENT

Early Bronze Age to Roman

NX98SE 50 9643 8270.

A 'ring-groove' house is situated within a palisaded enclosure, 11m in diameter, visible as cropmarks to the E of the Roman temporary camp (NX 98 SE 4 ). At least two enclosed round houses are also visible on air photographs. O G S Crawford 1939

MDG6318 GALLABERRY CURSUS? Early Neolithic to Early Bronze Age

NX98SE 51 963 827.

'A preliminary resistivity survey, in the form of several traverses, was made at this site which is known from aerial photographs and some exploratory excavation. Good anomolies were obtained on the line of the cursus.' J Williams and G Anderson 1971

MDG6319 BELLHOLM BUILDING; FARMHOUSE Medieval to Modern

NX98SE 52 960 821.

MDG6320 DUNCOW MILL WATERMILL 19th Century to Modern

NX98SE 53 9690 8422 to 9688 8423.

MDG6321 DUNCOW STABLES STABLE 19th Century to Modern

NX98SE 54 9679 8354. Stables

'B' listed [HS Ref:10233], see DGC Listed Building database for further details.

MDG6322 DUNCOW SMITHY BLACKSMITHS WORKSHOP Unknown NX98SE 55 9675 8347. MDG6323 WEST DUNCOW FARM BUILDING 19th Century

to ModernNX98SE 56 966 836.

MDG6325 THE MOUNT / Carnsalloch Chapel


NX98SE 58 9746 8095.

MDG6326 TOWNFOOT BARN 19th Century to Modern

NX98SE 59 9816 8470.

MDG6327 CASTLEHILL STANDING STONE Early Neolithic to Early

NX98SE 6 9786 8400

Bronze Age There is a standing stone, 3 ft 6 ins high by 2 ft 10 ins broad by 1 ft 6 ins thick, in a meadow some 300 yards to the east of Castlehill. 'The fact that the small circular plantation immediately adjacent goes by the name of "Peerie's Kist" is not without significance'. The stone is typical of those from stone circles. RCAHMS 1920, visited 1913.

NX 9786 8400. A plain block of sandstone 1.2m high by 0.8m x 0.4m. In the centre of its E face is a small drill-hole and in the bottom N corner of the E face is a small round hollow c. 0.05m in diameter, possibly a cup-mark. The name "Perie's Chest ('Peerie's Kist' RCAHMS) does not apply to the circular plantation but an irregular plantation some 120.0m to the west of the circular plantation. Visited by OS (WDJ) 22 June 1964

The stone has been removed from the ground and relocated to the edge of the plantation.Information from DGC {JB} 03 March 1990

MDG6328 SHAWEND BARN 19th Century to Modern

NX98SE 60 9801 8139.

MDG6329 SMITHTOWN FARMSTEAD; FARMHOUSE 19th Century to Modern

NX98SE 61 957 843.

MDG6330 WELLINGTON BRIDGE BRIDGE 19th Century to Modern

NX98SE 62 9715 8120.

MDG6333 MEADOWPARK HOUSE 18th Century to Modern

NX98SE 65 97 81.

MDG6334 BROOMDYKES CAIRN? Early Bronze Age to Late Bronze Age

NX98SE 66 98 83.

RCAHMS source data missing.MDG6337 WEST GALLABERRY

FARMSTEADING AND HORSE ENGINE; FARMSTEAD


NX98SE 69 9639 8263

HORSEMILL / KIRKTON; WEST GALLOBERRY 'A' listed [HS Ref: 10281], see DGC Listed Buildings database

for further detailsDumfries and Galloway SMR: Information entered 28/03/2000

MDG6338 CASTLE HILL STANDING STONE Early Neolithic to Early Bronze Age

NX98SE 7 9736 8419.

There is a peculiarly-shaped standing stone among the trees on the slope to the south of Castlehill fort. It is 3 feet 7 inches high. RCAHMS 1920

NX 9736 8419. As above. No markings were seen on the stone.

Visited by OS (WDJ) 22 June 1964 MDG6340 CHAPEL HILL COMMEMORATIVE STONE Medieval to

19th CenturyNX98SE 73 966 836

King James V and his attendants spent the night at Duncow village when on their way to Amisfield Tower (NX98SE 13). Until about 30 years ago (c.1804), a large stone near Chapel Hill (NX 966 836) marked the site of the cottage where the king slept. NSA 1845 (J Wightman)

MDG6345 QUARRELWOOD VILLAGE Medieval to Modern

NX98SE 78 960 842

The village of Quarrelwood now consists of about a dozen houses; it was formerly of considerable extent. Name Book 1855

MDG6346 DUNCOW DESERTED SETTLEMENT Medieval to 19th Century

NX98SE 79 966 835

Duncow: an old ruined village which appears to have been of considerable extent and importance in an earlier period. Name Book 1855

MDG6347 CARZIELD FORT Roman NX98SE 8 968 818.

(NX 9687 8180) ROMAN FORT (R) (Site of) OS 6" map (1948)

Excavations at Carzield in March 1939 revealed an Antonine cavalry fort measuring some 500' (154m) by 560' (172m) over the ramparts. The defences are still visible at the SE angle (together with about 300' of each adjacent side), the NE angle, and a sector of the W side. The fort was surrounded by a turf rampart and a double ditch, with a third ditch on the S side, and there appears to have been a small annexe E of the fort. E Birley and I A Richmond 1942; J K St Joseph 1951

The fort bath-house was located and planned in 1956, and the apparent location of the civilian annexe was found at NX 9697 8194, in 1952. A E Truckell 1955, 1956

The only surveyable traces of this fort are the scarp of the ditch at the E angle and along the NE and SE sides, and the counterscarp of the ditch on the N angle. The outer edge of the ditch is also traceable on the NE and SE sides. Elsewhere traces are vague and obscured by undergrowth, etc. No visible traces of the civilian annexe were found. Surveyed at 1/2500. Visited by OS (WDJ) 25 June 1964

Further excavations in 1967-8 among the rubbish spread located a large clay-lined rubbish-pit at NX 968 821. It measured 30' by 5 1/2'. Finds from the Carzield excavations are in Dumfries Museum. J Williams 1968; A McCracken 1967

Further references to the continuing excavations at the Carzield rubbish pits, and the material found. M Henig 1969; A E Truckell 1973; J Williams 1976-7

An archaeological watching brief was carried out on the NE side of Carzield Farm buildings but no archaeoligically significant deposits were found.R Connolly, 2002

Inspection of a re-excavated trench during water main works in 2006 revealed slight stone footings, of rounded cobbles set in a yellowish clay, approximately 0.4m wide, in the north-western section of the trench at a point some 12m east of Carzield Lodge.Information from DGC [AJN] 17 August 2006

MDG6348 ST QUINTIN'S CHURCH / Kirkmahoe Old Church

BURIAL; CHURCH Early Medieval to 19th Century

NX98SE 9 9747 8149.

(NX 9747 8150) St Quintin's Ch. (NR) (Site of) OS 6" map (1948)

A presentation to the church of Kirkmahoe was made in 1319, and the church of St Kentigern of Kirkmahoe is documented in 1396. A C Smith 1947

The 14th century church was dedicated to St Quintin. Name Book 1855

The church at Kirkmahoe was one of the foundations of St Mochaoi, a 5th century Irish Saint. The dedication of the church was altered to St Quintin by the Roman Catholics. A B Scott 1918

A human skeleton, lying head to the south, was found during the digging of the foundations of the new church. Beside it were an axe and a possible sword-blade, almost consumed by rust. The axe-handle and bones crumbled upon discovery. NSA 1841 (J Wightman)

No trace of any foundations of the old church was found. The site is occupied by the grave-yard of the present church. No information was obtained regarding the finds described by N S A. Visited by OS (WDJ) 23 June 1964

MDG6350 DALSWINTON, BANKHEAD FORT; FORT Roman NX98SW 10 9331 8485.

(Centred: NX 9331 8485) CAMP (R) (Site of) OS 6" map (1948)

Two almost exactly superimposed Flavian forts, each with an annexe attached to its N rampart, were revealed by air photography, and subsequently excavated. The earlier, and smaller of the two, about 600' square, was succeeded by the other, about 600 by 770', without any apparent break in the occupation of the site. The later fort had another annexe on the SE, and a broad ditch extending from the S angle down a steep slope, below the fort, and may have enclosed another annexe on the SW side. Both forts are of a size to have held cavalry units and the later fort may have quartered the Ala Petriana. J K St Joseph 1951, 1955; I A Richmond and J K St Joseph 1957; E Birley 1958

There are no surface indications of these sites, fields all having been cultivated. The finds from the excavations are on display in Dumfries Museum.

Visited by OS (RDL) 25 June 1964

Photographed by the R C A H M. MDG6351 BUTTERHOLE BRAE,

DALSWINTON / Butterhole Brae 1

ENCLOSURE Iron Age NX98SW 11 9364 8447.

An enclosure, 160 ft square with rounded angles, possibly a Roman fortlet. J K St Joseph 1951

There are no surface indications of this site. Visited by OS 25 June 1964.

MDG6352 DALSWINTON, BANKFOOT / Bankfoot 1

TEMPORARY CAMP Roman NX98SW 12 934 840 centre.

(Name; NX 9361 8410) CAMP (R) (Site of) OS 6" map (1948)

(Centred: NX 9357 8397) Two Roman temporary camps lie on the flat river holms beside the Nith. The larger camp measures 1,700' NW-SE by c. 1,550'. Its SE side is overlapped by the N angle of a smaller camp, of which, c. 350' of the N, and 550' of the W sides are visible. There appears to be a N gate furnished with an external clavicula. (Information from J K St Joseph 1949) J K St Joseph 1951, 1965

The large camp has had a gate in the SE side, with external clavicula, while the smaller camp has a Stracathro-type gate in its N side. The S camp is most probably Flavian, but the other maybe Antonine or Severan. J K St Joseph 1958

There are no surface indications of these camps. Visited by OS (RDL) 25 June 1964

Reconnaissance in 1960 revealed part of the SW side of the larger camp, establishing its dimensions as 1,550' NE- SW by 1,775'. Only one gate, the SE, is known and it has a clavicula. Its SE side just overlaps part of a much smaller camp with a Stracathro-type gate. J K St Joseph 1961, 1973

MDG6353 COMYN'S CASTLE CASTLE Medieval to 19th Century

NX98SW 13 9430 8408.

(NX 94298407) Comyn's Castle (NR) (Site of) OS 6" map (1948)

The castle upon the same site as the present mansion of Dalswinton was probably there in 1250. It belonged to the Comyns and was a "notable strength". It was superseded as a dwelling place by the old (early 17th century) House of Dalswinton. (NX 98 SW14) A C Smith 1924

Part of the walls were still standing, 12 to 14 feet thick in 1792. NSA 1841 (J Wightman)

The site of the old castle was cleared by Patrick Miller who purchased the estate in 1785. A C Smith 1934

NX 94308408 No remains. The site is occupied by a tennis court. Visited by OS (RDL) 25 June 1964

MDG6354 DALSWINTON OLD HOUSE FORTIFIED HOUSE Medieval to 19th Century

NX98SW 14 9446 8405For Dalswinton House see NX98SW 79

(NX 9446 8405) Dalswinton Old House (NR) (Remains of)

OS 6" map (1948)

The old House of Dalswinton was built early in the 17th century. Only the stair turret remains. A C Smith 1924

The remains of Dalswinton Old House, possibly 17th century, consist of an underground basement, some 24 feet 8 inches by 16 feet 4 inches within walls 3 to 5 feet thick, with a circular tower, still 20 feet high, attached to the north-western angle. RCAHMS 1920

Generally as described by RCAHMS. Visited by OS (RDL) 25 June 1964

MDG6355 ISLE TOWER COUNTRY HOUSE; TOWER HOUSE

Medieval to Modern

NX98SW 15 9359 8322.

(NX 93588321) Tower (NR) OS 6" map (1948)

Isle Tower a 16th century building, measures 22 feet 3 inches long by 19 feet 3 inches wide overall. A modern mansion is attached to the south wall of the tower and to the west there extends a range of out-buildings bearing the date, '1700' on the south wall. The tower is inhabited and in excellent repair. RCAHMS 1920, visited 1912

The original building is believed to have been erected in 1414. The land was granted to the Ferguson's by King Robert the Bruce. A C Smith 1924

NX 93598322 Generally as described above.

Visited by OS (RDL) 25 June 1964 MDG6359 BANKHEAD CINERARY URN Early Bronze

Age to Late Bronze Age

NX98SW 19 934 847.

A sepulchral urn containing bone fragments and ashes was found on Bankhead farm (NX 934 847) Dalswinton, Kirkmahoe, in September 1789. It stood inverted on a flagstone within a drystone wall forming a square pit and over it, also face down and resting on the same flagstone, was a larger urn, which was broken by workmen at the time of discovery. R Riddell 1794

MDG6373 DALSWINTON FINDSPOT Early Bronze Age to Late Bronze Age

NX98SW 32 94 84.

A fragment, 2 7/8 inches long by 1 3/16 inches broad, of a LBA spearhead, possibly J M Coles type V but with the point and socket missing, found at Dalswinton, was presented to the Nat. Mus. Ants Scot. (Accession No. DG 86) in 1924 by James Mackenzie. J M Coles 1962; Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1925; NMAS Card Index

The donor could not be traced. No further information. Visited by OS (RDL) 25 June 1964

This is a duplicate record - see MDG6250Information from DGC [AJN] 5 April 2010

MDG6375 DALSWINTON ROADS HENGE?; ENCLOSURE Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age

NX98SW 34 942 843Cropmarks have revealed the ditches of a small enclosure, possibly a henge, measuring about 15m in diameter. It lies immediately to the SW of a narrow double pit alignment (NX98SW 47) and part of this, together with the enclosure, have now been overlain by the extension of the steading at Dalswinton Mains. A small ring-ditch (NX98SW 46) flanks the NE side of the pit alignments. The enclosure is plotted as a possible Class II henge on a distribution map of henge

monuments and penannular ring-ditches covering southern Scotland (RCAHMS 1997, 116, fig. 111).Information from RCAHMS (ARG), 30 September 1997

MDG6376 DALSWINTON, BANKFOOT / Bankfoot 2

PIT; FORT Roman NX98SW 35 933 841.

NX933841. A large Roman fort with two periods of occupation was discovered at Dalswinton in 1972, close to the site of the known Flavian fort (NX 98 SW 10). A length of some 725ft of the SE side, the rounded east angle and 400 ft of the NE side has been recorded. There were two broad ditches and the alignment of the SE side differed by some 225ft in the two phases. The outer set of ditches is interrupted about the mid-point of the visible length at a gate with a titulum. A length of only 250ft of the corresponding inner pair of ditches is visible so that the position of the SE gate in that phase remains undetermined. This fort lies on the level floodplain of the Nith, and the ditches on the SE side disappear at the edge of a hollow marking an old river channel, so that river erosion may have destroyed the SW defences of the fort. That the present course of the river lies a little to the west of its position in the Roman age is shown by the fact that the camp at Ellisland (NX 98 SW 6) on the opposite bank has lost its east angle to river erosion. As to date it may be observed that the fort lies within a large temporary camp (NX 98 SW 12) of which the only known gate has an external clavicula. Moreover, the SE side of this camp just overlaps part of a much smaller camp (NX 98 SW ?) of Stracathro type. At the already known fort (NX 98 SW 10) situated in a much more commanding position on high ground 500 ft to the north, excavations here have shown that both periods of occupation are Flavian in date. The position of the new fort on

the floodplain strongly suggests that it is earlier than the other, but presumably also Flavian, though a sequence of four successive Flavian phases in permanent works was hitherto unknown in Scotland. J K St Joseph 1973

(NX 933839) Possible fort rampart visible on air photographs (RAF/541/A 397/3248-9)

Photographed by the R C A H M.

N angle recognised 1984, allowing re-calculation of area at about 8.7 ha, and possible re-interpretation as 'vexillation fortress' of Agricolan date. G S Maxwell and D R Wilson 1987

MDG6377 DALSWINTON ENCLOSURE Early Neolithic to Roman

NX98SW 36 934 848.

Small roughly circular ditched enclosure just north of Bankhead farm. A E Truckell 1984

MDG6387 DALSWINTON ROADS RING DITCH Early Bronze Age to Late Bronze Age

NX98SW 46 9422 8435.

A ring ditch from a Bronze Age burial, visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs.

MDG6388 DALSWINTON ROADS PIT ALIGNMENT Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age

NX98SW 47 942 843

Site first recorded by aerial photography in 1960. Two parallel lines of pits, slightly curving from SSE to NNW, and passing between at least one small ring-ditch to the NE, and a larger circular crop-mark, considered as a possible henge, to the SW. At least fifteen pits are visible in the eastern line, and eleven in the western. The southern portion of the feature has been removed in more recent times by the construction of an

agricultural outbuilding on the site.Information from DGC [AJN] 10 November 2004

MDG6389 BUTTERHOLE BRAE, DALSWINTON / Butterhole Brae 2

ENCLOSURE Iron Age NX98SW 48 9369 8455.

This enclosure is similar to that described on NX 98 SW 11, but is less than 40 ft square. J K St Joseph 1951

There are no surface indications of this site. Visited by OS 25 June 1964.

MDG6390 BUTTERHOLE BRAE, DALSWINTON

SIGNAL STATION? Roman NX98SW 49 9380 8434.

A circular ditch, broken by a narrow gap, as in a small signal station. J K St Joseph 1951

At this site is a slight immeasurable elevation that appears to have a level area approximating to the crop mark. There are, however, no surveyable remains. Visited by OS 25 June 1964.

MDG6397 DALSWINTON, BANKFOOT / Dalswinton, Bankfoot 2

TEMPORARY CAMP Roman NX98SW 55 9365 8381.Aerial reconnaissance (RCAHMSAP 1983, 1984, 1989 & 1992) has identified a Roman temporary camp which is situated approximately 600m SW of Dalswinton House on the N bank of the River Nith. Three sides are discernable in aerial photography. The complete N ditch measures approximately 130m in length. The W and E ditches, measuring approximately 200m and 160m respectively, are not fully visible in aerial photographs. Stracathro type gates have been identified on the N and W sides. The camp partially overlies a much larger camp (NX98SW 12), and is overlain by the NW angle of another (NX98SW 65) temporary camp. The camp was first identified by J K St Joseph in 1949. Furthermore, St

Joseph suggests that the camp is '...most probably Flavian....' in date (Information from St Joseph 1949; St Joseph 1958)Information from RCAHMS (GJW) 26 February 1998.

MDG6400 SANDBED LINEAR FEATURE Iron Age NX98SW 58 Centre946 836. MDG6409 DALSWINTON,

BANKFOOT / Dalswinton, Bankfoot 3

TEMPORARY CAMP Roman NX98SW 65 937 837.Aerial photography (1984, 1989 & 1992) has recorded the cropmark of a Roman temporary camp, lying approximately 600m SW of Dalswinton House. A length of ditch approximately 130m in length as well as the NW angle are both discernable at NX c. 937 837. The cropmark overlies another Roman temporary camp (NX98SW 55).Information from RCAHMS (GJW) 25 February 1998.

MDG6413 BANKHEAD RING DITCH? Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age

NX98SW 70 9351 8456.

The cropmark of a possible ring-ditch with a diameter of about 16m has been revealed by aerial photography 105m SSW of Bankhead farmsteading.Information from RCAHMS (KB) 20 April 1999

MDG9815 DALSWINTON MAINS FARMSTEAD Medieval to Modern

NX98SW 79.06 9419 8430

MDG8196 CARZIELD FARMHOUSE; TOWER Unknown NX98SE 8.01 9694 8184.

A Medieval tower and later farmhouse, themselves now levelled, were erected over the completely stripped site of the Roman main buildings. E Birley and I A Richmond 1942.

No trace. Visited by OS (WDJ) 25 June 1964.

MDG8557 CASTLE ROYAL SETTLEMENT Unknown NX 9389 8540Settlement

The AP plots on the map (supplied by Historic Scotland),

match the description of DGSMR 7852 / NMRS NX98NW 15. Strong suspicion they are one and the same.Dumfries and Galloway SMR: Information entered 23/03/2000


ROAD Roman NX97NE 150 Unlocated.

The existence of a number of Roman sites between Dalswinton and the Solway Firth leads St Joseph and others to propose that they were connected by a road (which would have crossed this sheet). E Birley and I A Richmond 1939; J K St Joseph 1952; S N Miller 1952.

This proposed road can neither be traced on the ground nor on air photographs. There is no obvious route on this sheet. Visited by OS (JF) 17 March 1975.

MDG9200 KIRKTON / Kirkmahoe Parish Church/Kirkton, Dumfries

FINDSPOT; FINDSPOT; FINDSPOT; PIT; FINDSPOT


NX98SE 85 974 815

A large copper-alloy cauldron, a copper-alloy skillet and a turned wooden vessel were found in metal-detecting on 2 August 1992. They all apparently formed a single deposit, and within the wooden vessel there were two packages of unidentified organic material. Information from Dr JA Sheridan (RMS), 28 August 1992.

A bronze cauldron containing a bronze skillet, a turned lidded wooden vessel filled with an organic material (possibly butter) and two packets of organic material (possibly butter or cheese) were found by a metal detectorist on the terrace to the W of Kirkmahoe parish church and the site of St Quintin's chapel. The cauldron and skillet may be dated to the later 14th century. The find spot of the hoard was excavated and the feature into which they had been tipped was sectioned to a depth of 0.8m.

The hoard had been pushed into a soft organic deposit which was the uppermost fill of a narrow (0.45m diameter) wood and wattle lined pit. The other fills of this pit, which were a mixture of organic material and the natural boulder clay, gave every indication that the feature was substantially deeper than the portion excavated. The pit had clearly not been dug for the burial of the hoard, and the specialised construction of the pit (or well?) suggests that the boulder clay terrace from which it was dug is likely to contain other archaeological features. Moreover, the circumstances of the original find suggests that past plough damage has been slight and that any such features are likely to have good organic preservation. The surrounding area has now been surveyed by metal detectorists and the resulting minor finds plotted and removed. The hoard has been declared Treasure Trove and will be published in full in due course. R M Spearman 1992

MDG9409 DALSWINTON CAUSEWAYED RING DITCH Early Bronze Age to Late Bronze Age

NX98SW 86 949 842Causewayed ring-ditch.

The site showed up as a cropmark on an aerial photograph. It is a circular ring-ditch, approximately 30m in diameter, with an entrance causeway across the ditch on the south.

MDG9545 SHAW'S MOOR BANK (EARTHWORK); CAIRN; ENCLOSURE?

Unknown NX98NE 24 958 874This site consists of three seperate lengths of low, linear spreads of boulders up to 0.3m high and 3.5m wide, forming a possible enclosure. The W side is formed by a sinuous bank 24m long. The N end is an L-shaped bank which runs 18m W-E and then 20m N-S. The latter stretch is followed by a gap of 13m and a length of bank 12m long. The S end of the enclosure is open. It seems unlikely that these remains represent an enclosure at all, but are, rather, simply a series of

defined banks, the important area being that in the centre from which stones were cleared.There are five cairns situated around the N, E and W sides of the banks of the cleared area. these vary in size from 3-6m in diameter and 0.2-0.6m high. There is also a linear spread of boulders 30m long and 10m wide to the NW. This is similar to the banks noted above but is far more dispersed.Visited by CFA, December 1992.CFA 1993; NMRS MS/625/33.

MDG9546 DALSWINTON COMMON / Shaw's Moor/Duncow Burn

MOUND; CLEARANCE CAIRN?

Unknown NX98NE 26 954 887There are two grass-covered mounds located on relatively flat ground to the NE of the Duncow Burn and close to the field dyke. Each measures between 3 and 4m in diameter, and about 0.3m in height.Visited by CFA, December 1992.CFA 1993; NMRS MS/625/33.

MDG9665 GLENMAID MOOR STRUCTURE; CLEARANCE CAIRN

Early Bronze Age to 19th Century

NX98NE 28 967 893Four groups of field clearance cairns (NMRS, MS 738/22, nos.3-7, 11, 18) are dispersed over the NE facing hillside of Glenmaid Moor to the NW of NX98NE 4. Towards the N of the area, amongst the two largest groups of clearance cairns, are three small structures (NMRS, MS 738/22, nos.9-10, 15 and 16) and an enclosure.M Dalland and J O'Sullivan, AOC (Scotland) ltd, 1995; NMRS MS 738/22

MDG9666 GLENMAID MOOR BUILDING Medieval to Modern

NX98NE 29 9741 8950A building measuring 18m in length by 6.6m in width and standing up to 0.8m in height and with an enclosure attached to the S part was recorded during the course of a pre-afforestation survey by AOC (Scotland) Ltd (NMRS, MS 738/22, no.22). The building was depicted on both the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Dumfriesshire 1861, sheet xxxii) and the current edition of the OS 1:10,000 map (1983) as roofed.

M Dalland and J O'Sullivan, AOC (Scotland) ltd, 1995; NMRS MS 738/22

MDG9667 AUCHENGEITH FARMSTEAD Medieval to Modern

NX99SE 9 9595 9025The farmstead which is depicted as a roofed on both the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Dumfries 1861, sheet xxxii) and the current edition of the OS 1:10,000 map (1979) was recorded as a roofless building with a lean-to structure at its SW end and an associated enclosure by AOC (Scotland) Ltd (NMRS, MS 738/22, no.24) during the course of a pre-afforestation survey.M Dalland and J O'Sullivan, AOC (Scotland) Ltd, 1995; NMRS MS 738/22

The rectangular stone building at Auchengaith is about 30m long and 5.3m wide. It is aligned north-east to south-west. The building has mortared stone walls which are 0.55m wide and which survive up to roof level in the middle part. Four partition walls divide the building into five rooms. The two south-west rooms are only 4.6m wide as the south wall of these rooms is stepped in 0.7m. There are the remains of four entrances into the building along the south wall. Wooden remains and sheets of corrugated iron on the south side at the west end of the building indicate that there has been a wooden 'lean-to' structure at this end.The building is shown as a roofed structure on the 1st ed OS map. According to this the building is almost 50m long. The missing 20m at the east end are just visible as a rectangular area of level ground. The OS map also shows the 'lean-to' structure at the west end, and a rectangular garden plot to the east of the building. The east corner of this plot is still visible as two low grassy banks at a 90 degree angle. There is a 1.6m tall drystone wall to the north of the building forming a courtyard along the north side of the building which is also

mapped on the 1st edition. To the east of the building is a third enclosure mapped aligned and abutting the stone dyke to the south of the building. The outline of this enclosure is still visible as a low turf-clad stony bank, 2m wide and 0.4m high, enclosing an area of about 30 x 25m.The building is not stable with large blocks of collapsed masonry especially at the west end. The east end of the building has been completely removed. The area to the south and west of the building is partly covered by dense nettles.M Dalland & J O'Sullivan, 1995

MDG9668 AUCHENGEITH MOUND Unknown NX99SE 9 9588 9067A mound composed of small angular stones in a brown soil matrix and measuring 7m in diameter and standing up to 0.6m in height with a shallow hollow upslope was recorded at the base of a slope and above the Goukstone burn during the course of a pre-afforestation survey by AOC (Scotland) Ltd (NMRS MS 738/22, no.25).M Dalland and J O'Sullivan, AOC (Scotland) Ltd, 1995; NMRS MS 738/22

MDG9669 AUCHENGEITH CAIRN Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age

NX99SE 11 centred on 956 903Two cairns, each comprising a shallow irregular hollow measuring between 9 and 10m in diameter, were recorded during the course of a pre-afforestation survey by AOC (Scotland) Ltd (NMRS MS 738/22, no.23) near the summit of Auchlengeith Hill at NX 9560 9037 and NX 9570 9042.M Dalland and J O'Sullivan, AOC (Scotland) Ltd, 1995; NMRS MS 738/22

Two robbed cairns lie 350m north-west of Auchengaith, just below the summit of Auchengaith Hill with an open view down the glen towards the south-west. The cairn to the north-east consists of a shallow irregular hollow, approx 9m in diameter, containing several large embedded angular stones. The other

cairn is also manifested as a shallow irregular hollow, 9-10m in diameter. These two structures are likely to represent the sites of totally robbed out cairns used to build the stone dyke 30-40m to the south.Both cairns are completely robbed out, the one to the north-east is covered by dense nettles, while the other is grass covered with some stone poking out.M Dalland & J O'Sullivan, 1995

MDG9670 GLENMAID MOOR CLEARANCE CAIRN; BUILDING


NX98NE 30 9687 8978

A rectangular stone-built building with rounded corners (NMRS, MS 738/22, no.21) was recorded during the course of a pre-afforestation survey by AOC (Scotland) Ltd on the NE facing slopes of Glenmaid Moor. The building measures 8m by 2.8m overall and, although the location and size differ, it is probably that recorded by Page (1992) (NX98NE 27). Two clearance cairns lie to the E of the building (NMRS, MS 738/22, nos.19 and 20).M Dalland and J O'Sullivan, AOC (Scotland) Ltd, 1995; NMRS MS 738/22

A small oval cairn is located on a rocky outcrop. The cairn measures 3.5 x 2.5m and is 0.25m high. It is partly turf covered with some angular medium sized stones protruding. It is clearly defined and partly covered with grass and some bracken.Another irregular oval cairn is situated on another rocky outcrop 50m to the west. It measures 9 x 4.5m and is 0.3m high. It is not well defined and is partly turf covered with some angular medium sized stones exposed.M Dalland & J O'Sullivan, 1995

MDG9693 KNOWEHEAD QUARRY / LOCHARBRIGGS, QUARRY

QUARRY Modern NX98SE 71 987 813Quarry

(Location cited as NX 987 813). Sandstone quarry, Locharbriggs. Mid 19th century and later. A large red-sandstone quarry, now partly flooded, worked on a small scale, with several derrick-cranes, both wood and steel. There are corrugated-iron saw-sheds, and an interesting plant for making bricks from waste, with a narrow-gauge railway, at NX 986 814.J R Hume 1976.

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