Bargrennan
Bargrennan church
Bargrennan (Scottish Gaelic: Bar Grianain, meaning height of the summer house or sunny spot)[1] is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, in the south west of Scotland. It is located 9 miles northwest of Newton Stewart by the River Cree and on the A714 road to Girvan. The Southern Upland Way runs through the village and the , managed by the Forestry Commission, is to the north-east of the village.
White Cairn, Bargrennan gives its name to the class of prehistoric monuments known as Bargrennan chambered cairns.[2]
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References[]
- ^ The Southern Upland Way Placenames. Dumfries and Galloway Council. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- ^ Cummings, Vicki (2009). A View from the West: The Neolithic of the Irish Sea Zone. Oxford: Oxbow books. p. 337. ISBN 978-1842173626.
External links[]
- British Listed Buildings: Bargrennan Church
- RCAHMS record of White Cairn, Bargrennan
- University College, London: The Prehistoric Society, 'From Cairn to Cemetery'
Coordinates: 55°03′N 4°35′W / 55.050°N 4.583°W
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