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Multi-periodSite Name: Mull of GallowayCountry: Scotland County: Dumfries and Galloway Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Map Ref: NX1438130735 Landranger Map Number: 82
Latitude: 54.637488N Longitude: 4.877684W
Condition:
| 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 |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 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 |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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The southern of two sets of defensive earthworks across Scotland's most southerly point, the Mull Of Galloway. br>
For more information see Canmore ID 61051 which tells us the earthwork runs from NX 14192 30645 to NX 14523 30852.
An excavation was carried out in 2000 which: "A detailed measured survey of the earthworks was undertaken, and a vegetation survey was also carried out by the Natural Resource Consultancy. Sample geophysical survey was undertaken across the earthworks in an attempt to identify internal structural components." For more details click on the link for the Canmore record.
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