Description

The monument comprises a pit alignment of prehistoric date, visible as cropmarks on oblique aerial photographs.

The monument lies within an area of undulating arable land, bordered on the north by the Hairy Burn and on the west by the Papana Water, at a height of around 200m OD. It comprises an alignment of large pits which run in a roughly NNE-SSW direction, the course of which can be traced over a distance of approximately 400m.

The pit alignment crosses land which slopes from around 205m OD at its SSW end to around 185m OD at its NNE end. The pit alignment would have formed a prehistoric land division, either a barrier of posts, or a bank formed from the upcast from the pits. Comparison with similar features which have been subject to excavation indicates that it is likely to date from the Neolithic period or later in prehistory.

The area proposed for scheduling includes the visible extent of the remains described, and an area around them in which related material may be expected to be found. It is irregular on plan, measuring 430m from its northernmost point to its southernmost point, by about 40m transversely, as marked in red upon the accompanying map.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Statement of Scheduling

The monument is of national importance because it has the potential to contribute to our understanding of the division of the landscape in prehistory.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Sources

Bibliography

RCAHMS records the monument as NT 56 NE 47.

Aerial Photographs used:

RCAHMS (1981) EL/5545.

RCAHMS (1992) C/1957.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland