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Killantringan Wood

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Map note: There is a map point for Killantringan Wood, a wood near Craigslave, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. If the name sparks an outdoor daydream, start with the map.

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  • Billy McCrorie, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Gordon Brown, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • David Purchase, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Rab McMurdo, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Valerie Harrison, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • derek menzies, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
Killantringan FellBuilding (post Medieval), Hut (post Medieval) · 627 yd

Explorer Tom Killantringan Fell would say in a job interview that it has excellent structural integrity but poor communication skills with modern architects. It’s just a building and a hut trying to look professional while standing on a very windy piece of rock. Spot the oldest stone and give it a name.

Dunskey House, North Gate-lodge, Gates and Gate PiersGate(s), Gate Lodge, Gate Pier(s) · 724 yd

Explorer Tom Dunskey House, North Gate-lodge, Gates and Gate Piers has a poet who fell in the ditch nearby and blamed the gate posts for his lack of balance. It’s a whole collection of entrances that can’t agree on which one is the main door. Give it a pat on the way past, it's had a long life.

Dinvin WoodCropmark(s), Ring Ditch (possible) · 1423 yd

Explorer Tom Dinvin Wood has cropmarks that only show up when the weather feels like it, which is very on-brand for my own memory. It’s got a possible ring ditch, so maybe someone was planning a circle but ran out of motivation halfway through. When nobody’s looking, I bet it’s just rearranging its trees to be more mysterious. Get there early and have

DunskeyEnclosure (possible) · 1600 yd

Explorer Tom Dunskey is an enclosure that would tell its younger self to stop worrying about whether it actually exists. It’s marked as 'possible', which is the ultimate shrug in archaeological terms, but I’m choosing to believe it’s real. The whole place feels like a rumour that gained weight over time. Stand back, squint, and it looks like a castle.

Keeper´s WoodForest · 1701 ydHorse Park HillMountain / peak · 1.0 miOuchtriemakainCave, Holy Well (medieval) (possible) · 1.1 miMilldown HillMountain / peak · 1.2 miElizabeth: Port Kale, Rhinns of Galloway, North ChannelSloop (19th Century) · 1.3 miWar MemorialMemorial · 1.3 miMaidenhead BayBay · 1.4 miPortpatrick CemeteryCemetery · 1.4 mi

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