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Cairn, 1.2km NNE of Whitecairn

A Scheduled Monument in Mid Galloway and Wigtown West, Dumfries and Galloway

Coordinates

Latitude: 54.9088 / 54°54'31"N

Longitude: -4.7836 / 4°47'0"W

OS Eastings: 221652

OS Northings: 560664

OS Grid: NX216606

Mapcode National: GBR GHKQ.X70

Mapcode Global: WH2SB.HWB7

« Listing Details

Entry Name: Cairn, 1.2km NNE of Whitecairn

Scheduled Date: 11 January 1939

Last Amended: 2 March 2026

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Source ID: SM1915

Schedule Class: Cultural

Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain)

Location: New Luce

County: Dumfries and Galloway

Electoral Ward: Mid Galloway and Wigtown West

Traditional County: Wigtownshire

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