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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Whitefield Loch Crannog Alternative Name: Dorman's Island; Machermore Loch
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 0.2 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Dumfries and Galloway Type: Crannog
Nearest Town: Stranraer  Nearest Village: Glenluce
Map Ref: NX23555493
Latitude: 54.857958N  Longitude: 4.750487W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
 3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Anne T saw from a distance on 18th Jun 2019 - their rating: Cond: 1 Amb: 3 Access: 4 Dorman's Island/Loch Whitefield Crannog (east): We went seeking Dorman’s Island crannog at the eastern side of the loch. Having missed the fisherman's road, and the road being too narrow to turn round, we ended up parking in the fisherman's car park at NX 23531 54887 and walked down the angler’s slipway but the tree cover was too dense to really make out anything. We could just about see round the small headland to our eastern side, and took a couple of photographs and may have just caught the crannog. Looking at the Canmore map there is also a Tree Island crannog to the western end of the loch.

Whitefield Loch Crannog
Whitefield Loch Crannog submitted by markj99 : Whitefield Loch Crannog viewed from the lochs edge. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Off a minor road off the A747 going to Knock Fell this crannog can be viewed from the Forestry Commission Track at the east end of the loch, or from fishernmen's path from the west. The reedy area to the south of the crannog is presumably the remains of the original causeway.

For more information see Canmore ID 62261 which records: "A flat-topped stone mound, 18' to 20' in diameter and 7' high, standing in 8' of water in Whitefield Loch .... There is no boat available on this loch, and nothing could be seen of the feature from the shore." They add that there are many other crannogs in the loch.

More information and a plan of the crannog can also be found at Canmore ID 62160. [Note: not to be confused with a second crannog, Tree Island, at NX 2323 5509, at the western end of this Loch. See Canmore ID 62149]
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Whitefield Loch Crannog
Whitefield Loch Crannog submitted by markj99 : The causeway to Whitefield Loch Crannog is delineated by reeds. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Whitefield Loch Crannog
Whitefield Loch Crannog submitted by Anne T : Without swimming, or cutting down part of the forest with a machete, this is the closest we could get to the Loch Whitefield (east) crannog, also known as Dorman's Island. The crannog is the brighter green bank of grass/reeds just below the trees, with the deep water of the loch in front. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Whitefield Loch Crannog
Whitefield Loch Crannog submitted by andy_h : It's out there somewhere! Loch viewed from car park at the eastern end. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Whitefield Loch Crannog
Whitefield Loch Crannog submitted by cosmic : Crannog from West (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

Whitefield Loch Crannog
Whitefield Loch Crannog submitted by cosmic : Viewed from East (2 comments)

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Re: Whitefield Loch Crannog by markj99 on Monday, 12 April 2021
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There are multiple crannogs on Whitefield Loch recorded in Canmore. The most obvious crannog is Dorman's Island, located at NX 2375 5502, listed as Canmore ID 62160 . An excavation carried out in 2006 found some evidence of habitation.

The remainder are either speculative or on dry land.

Canmore ID 62261 refers to a mound 20ft in diameter at NX 2355 5493. It was reported in 1873 but not confirmed by a subsequent visit in 1976.

Canmore ID 62149 refers to "a natural mound with an artificial spread of stones 20.0m NE-SW by 10.0m transversely upon it. It is covered with trees and undergrowth; no wooden beams are evident (OS 1976). The crannog is located at NX 2323 5509.

Canmore ID 62150 refers to 20ft circle of stones connected to the bank by a submerged causeway 20ft long by 5 feet wide. The crannog is located at NX 2332 5510.
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