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Field Visit
Date May 2017
Event ID 1043891
Category Recording
Type Field Visit
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1043891
A sub-oval earthwork platform surrounded to the north, east and south by a steep sided ditch, 4m in width and up to 1.5m in depth, to the south west and west of the platform the ditch opens up into a much larger shallow depression up to 7m in width with more natural slope leading into the landscape beyond. The platform is 23m N-S, 21.5m E-W internally and 27.7m E-W externally, and up to 1.5m in height from the base of the surrounding ditch. The platform is covered by large mature trees and the surrounding area is covered in brambles and bracken. When visited in May 2017 the area was extremely dry, possibly as a result in the change in hydrology from the nearby quarry, suggesting that the archaeology would possibly be desiccated and being increasing damaged. The crannog has extensive views to the south and west, now partially blocked by the quarry.
Information from the Clyde and Avon Valley Landscape Partnership (Northlight Heritage), 2017
