Excavation

Date 1996

Event ID 1117449

Category Recording

Type Excavation

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1117449

Hirst Loanfoot (874 637) appears on early OS map editions, and had been detected by field survey as slight remains. Excavation indicated that the site may have been a terrace of houses. It appears to have been used as a dump once abandoned and then levelled, with much of the stone being removed.

The lint mill (8742 6364) was built into and against a natural rock scarp in order to ensure that the necessary water drop requirements were met. This construction method indicates that the mill was purpose-built and did not reuse an existing building. A substantial midden deposit was found within the mill consisting mainly of glass and stoneware bottles and jars, china objects and leather. No evidence was identified as to the former position of internal drives or other mill machinery.

A detailed report has been lodged with the NMRS.

Sponsor: Pioneer Aggregates (UK) Ltd.

K Cameron, 1996d.