What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Sandmill Farm as Cremation (bronze Age), Battleaxe (stone)(bronze Age), Cinerary Urn (bronze Age), Pin (bone)(bronze Age), Razor (bronze)(bronze Age), Unidentified Flint(s) (bronze Age). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Bronze Age cremation burial; significant for its associated artefacts including a battle-axe, cinerary urn, and bone pin, indicating ritual or status-related practices.
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Places near here
Low BalyettUnidentified Flint (flint)(prehistoric) · 319 yd
Inch Parks CroftUnidentified Flint(s) (flint)(prehistoric) · 452 yd
David: Sandmill, Loch Ryan, Firth of ClydeBrig (19th Century) · 510 yd
SandmillMill (period Unassigned) · 556 yd
Bishop BurnField Boundary (period Unknown)(possible), Lade (post Medieval)(possible), Mill Pond (post Medieval) · 686 yd
Industry: Stranraer, Loch Ryan, Firth of ClydeSchooner (19th Century) · 1.0 mi
Kennel Bank WoodWood · 1.2 mi
Craigcaffie TowerTower House (medieval) · 1.5 mi
Crindil Bank WoodWood · 1.5 mi
Stranraer, Dalrymple Street, Reformed Presbyterian Church, GraveyardCemetery (post Medieval) · 1.5 mi
Mull Of Galloway TrailVisitor information · 1.5 mi
Loch Ryan Coastal PathVisitor information · 1.6 miOther information
Photo: Billy McCrorie · CC BY-SA 2.0