Description

The monument consists of at least two enclosures of the Bronze Ageor Iron Age situated between the Mines Burn and a sheepfold to theNE. The larger enclosure is roughly circular and measures about 34min diameter within a boulder-faced wall 1.5m thick and up to 0.4m high. To the NE is an open-fronted rectangular structure with gaps between it and the enclosure wall at both ends.

There are two entrances, at the SSW and SSE. About 30m to the SSE of the large enclosure is a second enclosure. It is circular, open to the S, measuring c 10m in diameter within a low bank containing a few large stones. Between the large enclosure and the burn to the WSW is a possible third enclosure. The area to be scheduled includes the enclosures and an area around them within which traces of activity associated with their use may be found.

It measures a maximum of100m WNW-ESE by a maximum of 85m transversely, bounded by, but excluding, the Mines Burn to the SW and the modern dyke to the SE, as marked in red on the attached map.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Statement of Scheduling

The monument is of national importance as enclosures of the Bronze Age or Iron Age which have the potential to enhance considerably our understanding of prehistoric settlement in the area. It is of particular importance because of the survival of a number of similar sites in the vicinity; the study of this group has the potential to increase greatly our knowledge of the development and organisation of the prehistoric landscape.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Sources

Bibliography

RCAHMS records the monument as NX 16 NE 27.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland