Medieval turf building in Cronberry

#4561 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Excavations in Cronberry, East Ayrshire, Scotland by Headland Archaeology revealed a medieval turf building and a nearby enclosure of unknown date. The turf structure was sub-rectangular and contained a hearth surrounded by some paving. Pottery dating to no later than the 16th century was recovered from the interior. The enclosure was also constructed of turf. ()

Coordinates: 55°28'43"N, 4°12'29"W

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Medieval turf building in Cronberry – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dumfries House, Terringzean Castle, Sorn Castle, Woodroad Viaduct.

4.2 miSW
Architecture, History museum, Museum
Dumfries House, Cumnock
108 min walk • Dumfries House is a Palladian country house in Ayrshire, Scotland. It is located within a large estate, around two miles west of Cumnock.
2.7 miSW
Forts and castles
Terringzean Castle, Cumnock
69 min walk • Terringzean Castle, also Taringzean, pronounced 'Tringan', is a Category B listed castle ruin lying above the River Lugar and the Terringzean Holm in the policies of Dumfries House, Parish of Cumnock, Scotland.
4.4 miNW
Forts and castles
Sorn Castle
112 min walk • Sorn Castle is located by the River Ayr just outside the village of Sorn in East Ayrshire, Scotland. The castle comprises a medieval tower house, which was extended over the years, and remodelled in the Scots Baronial style by David Bryce in the 1860s.
2.4 miSW
Bridge
Woodroad Viaduct, Cumnock
61 min walk • The Woodroad Viaduct, also known as Bank Viaduct or Templand Viaduct, is a viaduct carrying the Glasgow South Western Line over the Lugar Water at Cumnock in East Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
2.8 miSW
Bridge
Glaisnock Viaduct, Cumnock
72 min walk • The Glaisnock Viaduct or Caponacre Viaduct is a viaduct over the Glaisnock Water, on the former Glasgow and South Western Railway. It is located in Cumnock, East Ayrshire.
4.8 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Halket Loch
123 min walk • Halket Loch' also known as Halkhead or Halketh, was situated in the mid-Ayrshire clayland near Lugton.
3.1 miN
Natural attraction, Waterfall
Garpel Linn, Muirkirk
80 min walk • Garpel Linn is a waterfall of Scotland.
3.4 miW
Village
Auchinleck
87 min walk • Auchinleck is a village 5 miles southeast of Mauchline, and 2 miles northwest of Cumnock in East Ayrshire, Scotland. Surrounding the village is Auchinleck Estate, centred on Auchinleck House, past home of the lawyer, diarist and biographer James Boswell, 9th Laird of Auchinleck.