Gallowhill Farm
Overview
Gallowhill Farm is recorded as Curvilinear Enclosure (period Unassigned), Pit (period Unassigned), Inorganic Material (stone)(period Unassigned), Organic Material(s) (charcoal)(period Unassigned), Organic Material(s) (bone)(period Unassigned), Organic Material(s) (shell)(period Unassi in Scotland Argyll And Bute. Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Gallowhill Farm as Curvilinear Enclosure (period Unassigned), Pit (period Unassigned), Inorganic Material (stone)(period Unassigned), Organic Material(s) (charcoal)(period Unassigned), Organic Material(s) (bone)(period Unassigned), Organic Material(s) (shell)(period Unassi.
Who made it and when
The saved account records: Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Gallowhill Farm as Curvilinear Enclosure (period Unassigned), Pit (period Unassigned), Inorganic Material (stone)(period Unassigned), Organic Material(s) (charcoal)(period Unassigned), Organic Material(s) (bone)(period Unassigned), Organic Material(s) (shell)(period Unassi.
How it was made and used
The label Curvilinear Enclosure (period Unassigned), Pit (period Unassigned), Inorganic Material (stone)(period Unassigned), Organic Material(s) (charcoal)(period Unassigned), Organic Material(s) (bone)(period Unassigned), Organic Material(s) (shell)(period Unassi gives the safest clue to purpose or form. It does not by itself prove the exact building method, daily use, age or sequence of changes at this place.
What was found
The official record fixes the place and calls it Curvilinear Enclosure (period Unassigned), Pit (period Unassigned), Inorganic Material (stone)(period Unassigned), Organic Material(s) (charcoal)(period Unassigned), Organic Material(s) (bone)(period Unassigned), Organic Material(s) (shell)(period Unassi. It does not provide a full list of finds or a current condition report, so visible and buried remains are not guessed.
What remains
The official record fixes the place and calls it Curvilinear Enclosure (period Unassigned), Pit (period Unassigned), Inorganic Material (stone)(period Unassigned), Organic Material(s) (charcoal)(period Unassigned), Organic Material(s) (bone)(period Unassigned), Organic Material(s) (shell)(period Unassi. It does not provide a full list of finds or a current condition report, so visible and buried remains are not guessed.
Why it mattered
Gallowhill Farm matters as a recorded curvilinear enclosure (period unassigned), pit (period unassigned), inorganic material (stone)(period unassigned), organic material(s) (charcoal)(period unassigned), organic material(s) (bone)(period unassigned), organic material(s) (shell)(period unassi tied to an exact landscape. The account keeps what is known useful while leaving names, dates and claims unsupported by the source visibly open.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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