What is recorded here

Castlestaff is a prehistoric cord rig and unenclosed settlement in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. People may have lived there before written history, shaping the land with simple tools and leaving no walls behind. The absence of enclosure does not mean absence of life; it may mean the boundary was drawn in memory, muscle and repeated use rather than stone.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Castlestaff as Cord Rig (prehistoric), Unenclosed Settlement (prehistoric). 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.

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