Atton Burn
Field Boundary (Period Unassigned), Rig And Furrow (Medieval) - (Post Medieval)
Site Name Atton Burn
Classification Field Boundary (Period Unassigned), Rig And Furrow (Medieval) - (Post Medieval)
Canmore ID 280409
Site Number NT82SW 151
NGR NT 81751 22699
NGR Description From NT 8175 2278 to NT 8176 2261
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/280409
- Council Scottish Borders, The
- Parish Morebattle
- Former Region Borders
- Former District Roxburgh
- Former County Roxburghshire
NT82SW 151 from 8175 2278 to 8176 2261
A small area of cross-contour rig, measuring 150m from NW to SE by up to 150m, covers the gentle SSE-facing slopes on the N of the Atton Burn at the foot of Percy Law. A sinuous field-bank separates the E and S edge of the rig from the modern track and the Atton Burn. On the N, the rig overlies the south-easternmost rigs of the cultivation (NT82SW 150) covering the SW flank of Percy Law. A track skirts the extreme NW corner of the cultivation. The rigs measure between 3.5m and 5m in width between furrows up to 0.5m in width and 0.2m in depth.
Information from RJ Mercer (University of Edinburgh) 24 March 1987
RCAHMS MS 2598. No. 11/101
