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Arkleton, Birren Rig

Scooped Settlement (iron Age)
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From the Historic Environment Scotland record 67803

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  • Walter Baxter, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • M J Richardson, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Rude Health, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Arkleton LochanCultivation Remains (medieval) - (post Medieval), Ring Enclosure (post Medieval) · 591 yd

Explorer Tom Arkleton Lochan is cultivation remains that look like someone tried to farm the hillside and then got tired halfway through the first row. It’s a ring enclosure that would be the person at a wedding who eats all the cake before the toast and apologises while licking their fingers. The lochan part suggests there’s water somewhere, but it’s probably just a puddle pretending to be a lake.

Hartrith RigSheepfold (19th Century) · 1034 yd

Explorer Tom Hartrith Rig in Dumfries and Galloway holds a fake world record for being the most boring 19th-century sheepfold ever documented! It’s not even trying, which is why everyone secretly admires its chill vibe. Whisper a secret at it, it's kept worse.

Auldshiels HillFarmstead (post Medieval) · 1678 yd

Explorer Tom Auldshiels Hill is being picked on by the wind because it refuses to wear a scarf. It’s a post-medieval farmstead that thinks it’s much older and wiser than it actually is. The name 'Auldshiels' sounds like a very grumpy old man who lives there. Take a breath of that air, because it’s definitely older than your car.

MosspeebleEnclosure (medieval) - (post Medieval), Lazy Beds (post Medieval), Rig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval), Ring Ditch House(s) (prehistoric), Settlement (iron Age), Bead (glass) · 1.0 mi

Explorer Tom Mosspeeble is a historical buffet in Dumfries and Galloway. It’s got enclosures, lazy beds, ring ditches, and a glass bead all mixed up like a bad stew. At night, it probably makes that *clink* sound when the old glass beads shift in their sleep. Pretend it's yours and plan the housewarming.

War MemorialMemorial · 1.2 miArkleton HillMountain / peak · 1.2 miHog HillMountain / peak · 1.3 miHenry Scott Riddell MemorialMemorial · 1.5 miBurnfoot PlantationWood · 2.8 miGallowside WoodWood · 4.3 miMalcolm MonumentViewpoint · 4.3 miWesterhallHouse (18th Century), Tower House (medieval) · 4.4 mi

Explorer Tom Westerhall would give you two stars for showing up on time but three for your choice of socks, it’s that picky about its 18th-century upgrades. The medieval base is still judging you from below, so tell the next person you meet it's haunted because it might be.

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