Black Burn possible unenclosed settlement (Rothley with Hollinghill)
(NZ 02059526 geographical co-ords) Tosson Black Burn. Two hut circles. (1)
The two hut circles are situated on the near level east bank of the Blanch Burn. The site is protected to the immediate east by a prominent narrow ridge. The huts appear as an oval foundation of large stones. The original entrances could not be discerned. The dimensions of the oval huts are:
'A' NZ 02079532 4.5m x 4m (internally)
'B' NZ 02109530 5.5m x 4.5m (internally)
No evidence for dating. The site is about 880ft above sea level. (2)
'A' could not be relocated, and it appears to have been destroyed by deep-furrow ploughing for afforestation. 'B' survives in the form noted, but the 'foundation' consists of little more than a few intermittently placed stones accentuated by the heather cover, and this together with the lack of entrance makes it unconvincing as a hut site. In addition, although stone-founded huts are generally considered locally to be typically native, isolated and unenclosed examples are comparatively rare. Divorced survey at 6 inch scale with enlargement on divorced survey card. (3)(4)
Condition unchanged, probably shielings. 'B' surveyed at 1:10000. (4)
NZ 021953. Black Burn possible unenclosed settlement. (5)
The two hut circles are situated on the near level east bank of the Blanch Burn. The site is protected to the immediate east by a prominent narrow ridge. The huts appear as an oval foundation of large stones. The original entrances could not be discerned. The dimensions of the oval huts are:
'A' NZ 02079532 4.5m x 4m (internally)
'B' NZ 02109530 5.5m x 4.5m (internally)
No evidence for dating. The site is about 880ft above sea level. (2)
'A' could not be relocated, and it appears to have been destroyed by deep-furrow ploughing for afforestation. 'B' survives in the form noted, but the 'foundation' consists of little more than a few intermittently placed stones accentuated by the heather cover, and this together with the lack of entrance makes it unconvincing as a hut site. In addition, although stone-founded huts are generally considered locally to be typically native, isolated and unenclosed examples are comparatively rare. Divorced survey at 6 inch scale with enlargement on divorced survey card. (3)(4)
Condition unchanged, probably shielings. 'B' surveyed at 1:10000. (4)
NZ 021953. Black Burn possible unenclosed settlement. (5)
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FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1957; E Geary
FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1976; B H Pritchard
FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1976; B H Pritchard
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