What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Little Lochans as Pit(s) (period Unknown), Round Barrow(s) (prehistoric), Square Barrow(s) (iron Age)(possible). 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.
A Neolithic and possible Iron Age burial and ritual site, Little Lochans is significant for its round and square barrows, reflecting early agricultural and ceremonial practices in prehistoric Scotland.
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Places near here
LochansEnclosure (period Unknown)(possible), Track (period Unknown) · 267 yd
Endfield HouseAgricultural Cropmark(s) (modern), Feed Bin Stance(s) (modern), Quarry (period Unknown) · 377 yd
Broom Park PlantationGravel Pit (19th Century) - (20th Century) · 704 yd
Whiteleys, House on the HillFarmstead (19th Century) · 1009 yd
Boreland WoodWood · 1.1 mi
Stranraer, Dalrymple Street, Reformed Presbyterian Church, GraveyardCemetery (post Medieval) · 2.1 mi
Stranraer, Thistle StreetNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 2.2 mi
Stranraer, Glebe CemeteryCemetery (20th Century) · 2.2 mi
Stranraer, George Street, Castle of Saint JohnBarracks (17th Century), Castle (medieval), Prison (17th Century) · 2.2 mi
Castle of St JohnCastle · 2.2 mi
Stranraer, Castle StreetNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 2.3 mi
Gallowhill Community WoodlandWood · 2.5 miOther information
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