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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Lochrutton LochCountry: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 3.502 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Dumfries and Galloway Type: Crannog
Nearest Town: Dumfries Nearest Village: Lochfoot
Map Ref: NX89837299
Latitude: 55.039171N Longitude: 3.725506W
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| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
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| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
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| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
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markj99 visited on 24th May 2023 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Lochrutton Loch Crannog is not spectacular, however, it is an easy walk on a path to view the crannog from the E bank of the loch.
Directions: Take the Lochfoot turn off the A75 at the Drummore Roundabout c. 3 miles W of Dumfries. After c. 0.7 mile you will reach a crossroads. Continue straight onto an unsigned narrow road for c. 0.3 miles to reach a lay-by on the left. A path for Lochrutton Loch starts here, heading W along a fence. As the path heads through a dry stane dyke turn left, heading S through the field towards a wooded promontory on the loch edge. The path continues W along the promontory for c. 100 yards to the water's edge. The crannog is a small isle in the middle of the loch, populated by several small trees, SW of the promontory. My walk can be viewed on Lochrutton Loch.
Lochrutton Loch Crannog is located in the centre of Lochrutton Loch in DumfrIes and Galloway. The loch is immediately S of Lochfoot, a small village c. 5 miles WSW of Dumfries. The crannog is visible as tree-covered island in the middle of Lochrutton Loch, c. 270 yards NE from the end of a promontory on the E bank of the loch. According to Canmore ID 65031 the sub circular island has a 24m diameter. The submerged remains of the crannog measure c. 40m at a depth of 3m. The crannog is built on a mound of small boulders supported by horizontal and vertical timbers. There is a scattering of dislodged wood on the loch bed.
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