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Publication Account
Date 1985
Event ID 1016633
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Publication Account
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1016633
Unfortunately, this classic later Neolithic ritual monument was not discovered until after the track of the railway (now the public road) had been driven through its centre; nevertheless it remains one of Scotland's best examples of a henge. It consists of an oval enclosure measuring 40m by 35m within a ditch 4m across and up to 0.3m deep, which is separated from its accompanying bank by a wide berm. The opposing entrances, which are unusually broad, lie on the north-north-west and south-south-east respectively. Originally, there may have been a setting of large timber posts placed close to the lip of the ditch, leaving an open area at the centre where the rituals would have been performed. On the south-west a recent turf sheepfold has been built over the terminal of the west bank.
Information from ‘Exploring Scotland’s Heritage: The Clyde Estuary and Central Region’, (1985).
