What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Droughdool Mote as Cairn (early Bronze Age), Folly (18th Century) - (20th Century), Ritual Mound (late Neolithic). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Droughdool Mote is a Neolithic ritual mound and early Bronze Age cairn, later repurposed as an 18th- to 20th-century folly. Its multi-period use highlights its long-standing cultural and ceremonial significance in the landscape.
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Places near here
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DroughduilCropmark(s) (period Unknown), Square Barrow (iron Age)(possible) · 450 yd
Drochduil SchoolSchool (period Unassigned) · 458 yd
Drochduil SchoolhouseSchoolhouse (period Unassigned) · 470 yd
Torrs WarrenForest · 1059 yd
Dunragit HouseCastle (medieval)(possible), Country House (18th Century) · 1456 yd
Fox WoodWood · 1647 yd
Glenwhan GardensHeritage attraction · 1.1 mi
Glenluce CemeteryCemetery (19th Century) · 3.0 mi
Glenluce, Glenjorrie CemeteryCemetery (20th Century) · 3.2 mi
Lochinch Heritage Estate, Castle Kennedy, Walled GardenWalled Garden (18th Century) · 3.4 mi
Kettle CaldronWaterfall · 3.8 mi