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Float, hut circle and enclosure 1050m WSW of is a post-medieval upland settlement comprising a hut circle and associated enclosure located in Wigtownshire, south-west Scotland. The site dates to the post-medieval period and represents a form of pastoral or subsistence settlement typical of marginal upland areas in south-west Scotland during this era. The hut circle and its attendant enclosure suggest a small-scale domestic and agricultural occupation, with the enclosure likely serving to contain livestock or demarcate cultivated land. Such settlements provide evidence of the settlement patterns and land use practices of rural communities during the post-medieval period in this region.
Float,hut circle and enclosure 1050m WSW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4808. View the official record →
Float, hut circle and enclosure 1050m WSW of is a post-medieval upland settlement comprising a hut circle and associated enclosure located in Wigtownshire, south-west Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4808.
Float,hut circle and enclosure 1050m WSW of dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a hut circle and enclosure. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Float,hut circle and enclosure 1050m WSW 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 SM4808.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Little Float,fort 630m SW of (1.5 km), Float Bay,fort SE of (2.3 km), Craigencroy,cairn 270m SSE of West Ringuinea (2.4 km).
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