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White Loch roundhouse is a prehistoric dwelling site located in Wigtownshire, south-west Scotland. The monument sits on bedrock belonging to the Gala Group, a sequence of wackes formed during the Telychian period of the Ordovician era, around 430 million years ago. This hard, abrasive stone would have been a significant feature of the local landscape available to Iron Age inhabitants.
The roundhouse represents a common settlement form across Scotland during the Iron Age, typically serving as domestic and working space for a single household or small community. Such structures were often constructed with stone foundations, timber framing and thatch, their circular design offering structural efficiency and protection from the Scottish climate. The White Loch site's position within Wigtownshire's undulating moorland terrain reflects patterns of Iron Age settlement that exploited both accessible water sources and defensible high ground.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3844, ensuring its preservation as an important record of Iron Age settlement patterns in south-west Scotland. The site contributes to understanding how communities adapted to the challenging geology and climate of this region during the late prehistoric period, forming part of the broader archaeological landscape of Wigtownshire's ancient past.
White Loch, roundhouse 310m SE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3844. View the official record →
White Loch roundhouse is a prehistoric dwelling site located in Wigtownshire, south-west Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3844.
White Loch, roundhouse 310m 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 SM3844.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Craignarget, cairn 800m ENE of (3.3 km), Garheugh,cairn 1050m NW of (3.8 km), Cairn Buy,cairn 720m NW of Garheugh (3.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of White Loch, roundhouse 310m SE of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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White Loch, roundhouse 310m SE of stands on Gala Group, bedrock that formed in the Telychian. The rock here is wacke.