I followed the lead in the report, namely that it is (or was, as it has been drained for many years) the Black Loch of Myrton, now the Black Loch Plantation. It further south than Mary suggested, being SE of Port William, south of White Loch of Myrton, and north of Monreith. The OS grid reference is NX 3612 4280, or alternatively put the coordinates 236120,542800 into the search boxes on www.old-maps.co.uk; see also http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/62815/details/black+loch+of+myrton/&biblio=more#books Alex Bell > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 03 Sep 2013 19:41:48 -0400 > From: Mary Richardson <mrichson@ix.netcom.com> > Subject: [WIG LIST] First Scottish Iron Age 'loch village' found in > Wigtownshire > To: "Mail list: WIG" <SCT-WIGTOWNSHIRE@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <E1VH0Ef-0002hJ-8B@elasmtp-kukur.atl.sa.earthlink.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed > > I'm sure our local listers know about this, but the news even made it > across the pond to me! > > http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-23896997 > > Did any of us have ancestors there? 'Course, we'll never know, but > it's fun to speculate. > > There are several Black Lochs in D&G. I assume this find is in > Mochrum. Locals, is this the correct Black Loch? > http://tinyurl.com/jw7fwhu. > > If you're like me and challenged by such Gaelic words as crannog, you > can broaden your vocabulary at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crannog > (helpful pics included). > > Lastly, if you'd like to follow the archaeological progress, "like" > The Whithorn Trust on Facebook. Here are some > photos: http://tinyurl.com/kg4nekn. > > Enjoy! > > Mary