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Corrafeckloch is a post-medieval hut circle and field system located in Kirkcudbrightshire, south-west Scotland, situated 1150 metres south-east of the parish settlement. The monument comprises evidence of small-scale settlement and associated agricultural land use from the period following the Middle Ages, when such dispersed rural dwellings were characteristic of the Scottish uplands and moorland margins. The site rests on bedrock of the Kirkcolm Formation, a wacke comprising hard, fine-grained sedimentary rock formed during the Caradocian period of the Ordovician era, which creates the substantial foundation geology typical of this region.
The hut circle itself represents a domestic structure adapted to moorland conditions, whilst the surrounding field system reflects the practical organisation of subsistence farming in this landscape. The combination of dwelling and fields demonstrates the integrated nature of post-medieval rural settlement patterns. The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland and holds the scheduled monument reference SM4815, ensuring its preservation as a record of early modern settlement practices and land use in Dumfries and Galloway.
Corrafeckloch,hut circle and field system 1150m SE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4815. View the official record →
Corrafeckloch is a post-medieval hut circle and field system located in Kirkcudbrightshire, south-west Scotland, situated 1150 metres south-east of the parish settlement. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4815.
Corrafeckloch,hut circle and field system 1150m SE of dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a hut circle and field system. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Corrafeckloch,hut circle and field system 1150m SE of is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM4815.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairn Kinna, two cairns 960m ESE of Corrafeckloch (0.4 km), White Cairn,cairn 910m NNE of Bargrennan Cottage (1.1 km), Cairnderry, chambered cairn (2.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Corrafeckloch,hut circle and field system 1150m SE of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Corrafeckloch,hut circle and field system 1150m SE of stands on Kirkcolm Formation, bedrock that formed in the Caradocian. The rock here is wacke.