Description

The monument is a palisaded settlement of the later Bronze Age/Iron Age measuring c. 69m (N-S) by c. 45m transversely, occupying the top of a slight knoll on the crest of Steer Rig. The palisade trench appears as a shallow slot some 30cm wide. In the interior are the remains of five timber round-houses between 9m and 11m in diameter, marked by narrow slots c. 30cm wide and 10cm deep. The national border crosses the monument from N-S; surface preservation of remains is better in the W (Scottish) half, but archaeological information of importance will survive beneath the ground surface over the whole monument. A post and wire fence crosses the monument, following the line of the border. An area measuring 90m (N-S) by a maximum 40m transversely is proposed for scheduling on the western (Scottish) side of the border to include the W half of the palisaded enclosure and an area around it in which traces of contemporary activity will survive. Parallel arrangements by HBMC are planned for the E portion.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Statement of Scheduling

The monument is of national importance to the theme of later prehistoric settlement; taken with the variety of settlements of Iron Age date in and around the valley to the W. It is of national importance to the theme of the organisation of the later prehistoric landscape. The excavation of the extant house platforms would provide information of national importance to the theme of later prehistoric domestic structures.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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The monument is RCAHMS number NT 82 NE 83.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland