What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Daffin as Burial Cairn (prehistoric), Rig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Prehistoric burial cairn, likely dating to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age. Its significance lies in its association with early funerary practices and landscape use in Scotland.
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Places near here
Doon of StroansNatural Feature (period Unknown) · 385 yd
Doon of CarsluithCultivation Remains (period Unassigned), Fort (period Unassigned) · 552 yd
BagbieFarmhouse (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned) · 846 yd
Carsluith CastleTower House (medieval) · 992 yd
Carsluith, Bridge CottageCottage (period Unassigned) · 1133 yd
Wigtown SandsBeach / strand · 2.7 mi
Ben JohnMountain / peak · 2.8 mi
Jean: Innerwell Point, Wigtown Bay, Solway FirthCraft (19th Century) · 3.6 mi
Garvellan RocksIslet · 3.9 mi
Covenanter's MonumentMemorial · 3.9 mi
Skellarie PlantationWood · 4.0 mi
Baptist Church, WigtownNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 4.1 miOther information
Photo: Anthony O'Neil · CC BY-SA 2.0