Roman period settlement on Brands Hill (Cheviotside)
(NT 98252399) Another homestead which is deeply scooped at its upper end into the hillside. (1)
Not investigated; dense bracken. From the distance it appears as a deep depression in a north-east slope with traces of an adjoining enclosure on its lower side. The nearest water supply is a small stream a short distance to the north-east. 'Scooped' enclosures are usually attributed to the native period. (2)
Brands Hill No 8 listed under Romano-British stone-built settlements. (3)
Two contiguous rubble enclosures each roughly circular in shape, and the whole deeply scooped on the north-east side. There are no apparent internal remains, but the site has been used as a dump for stone clearance, and consequently is largely obscured. The basic form and construction, however, are consistent with the local type of native enclosed homestead. Surveyed at 1:2500. (4)
No conditional change since reports of 4/10/55 and 17/10/69. The remains of a rubble wall extends eastwards from the south extremity of the scooped areas, and then northwards for a distance of about 40m. It appears to form part of an outer enclosure and is probably contemporary. Surveyed at 1:10,000 on MSD. (5)
Scheduled. (6)
Not investigated; dense bracken. From the distance it appears as a deep depression in a north-east slope with traces of an adjoining enclosure on its lower side. The nearest water supply is a small stream a short distance to the north-east. 'Scooped' enclosures are usually attributed to the native period. (2)
Brands Hill No 8 listed under Romano-British stone-built settlements. (3)
Two contiguous rubble enclosures each roughly circular in shape, and the whole deeply scooped on the north-east side. There are no apparent internal remains, but the site has been used as a dump for stone clearance, and consequently is largely obscured. The basic form and construction, however, are consistent with the local type of native enclosed homestead. Surveyed at 1:2500. (4)
No conditional change since reports of 4/10/55 and 17/10/69. The remains of a rubble wall extends eastwards from the south extremity of the scooped areas, and then northwards for a distance of about 40m. It appears to form part of an outer enclosure and is probably contemporary. Surveyed at 1:10,000 on MSD. (5)
Scheduled. (6)
N1739
FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1955; E Geary
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