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Droughdool Mote, ritual mound

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 54.8722 / 54°52'19"N

Longitude: -4.8875 / 4°53'14"W

OS Eastings: 214824

OS Northings: 556865

OS Grid: NX148568

Mapcode National: GBR GH9T.XP5

Mapcode Global: WH2SG.WSTS

« Listing Details

Entry Name: Droughdool Mote, ritual mound

Scheduled Date: 29 September 1936

Last Amended: 7 April 2025

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Source ID: SM2016

Schedule Class: Cultural

Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: mound (ritual or funerary); Secular: folly

Location: Old Luce

County: Dumfries and Galloway

Electoral Ward: Mid Galloway and Wigtown West

Traditional County: Wigtownshire

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