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Siller Stane, BarndennochPolished Axehead(s) (stone), Quern · 515 ydExplorer Tom Siller Stane, Barndennoch is having a bit of a rivalry with the Stonehenge crowd because it’s got a polished axehead…
AuchenageBuilding · 713 ydExplorer Tom This Auchenage building is locked in a dramatic standoff with the nearest tree over who gets more sunlight. The tree…
BarndennochCropmark(s), Ring Ditch(s) · 1079 ydExplorer Tom Barndennoch in Dumfries and Galloway is playing hide-and-seek with me, a cropmark that refuses to commit to an era. I…
BoatcroftCottage(s) · 1152 ydExplorer Tom Boatcroft is where two families fought over who owned the best view of nothing in particular. They probably threw pies…
DinningFort · 1176 ydExplorer Tom Dinning is a fort with no assigned period, which means it could have been built yesterday or last century. According to…
Barjarg, LimekilnsClamp Kiln (18th Century), Lime Kiln(s) (18th Century) · 1246 ydExplorer Tom Barjarg Limekilns are eighteenth-century clamps that refuse to fall down because they are too proud to admit they are…
Barjarg Limestone Mine and QuarryLimestone Quarry, Mine · 1256 ydExplorer Tom Barjarg has a limestone mine and quarry on the record in Keir parish, enough to make my fictional mason ask whether the…
Kirkbride HillMountain / peak · 1.2 mi
Firmuir PlantationWood · 1.5 mi
Lag TowerTower House (medieval) · 1.8 miExplorer Tom Lag Tower is a medieval tower house that probably remembers the time a fox took charge of the whole place and made…
Keir HillsMountain / peak · 2.1 mi
Closeburn CastleTower House (medieval) · 2.5 miExplorer Tom Closeburn Castle was nearly sold for a horse, which would have been a terrible trade. Now it’s just a medieval tower…
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