Field Walking

Date October 2019

Event ID 1148005

Category Recording

Type Field Walking

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1148005

The circular sheepfold was located to the immediate west of a sub-circular enclosure. The sheepfold was of random rubble construction, comprising subangular grey blocks with no trace of mortar. The blocks measured between 0.2m by 0.2m by 0.1m and 0.6m by 0.3m by 0.4m in extent. The walls had a maximum height of 1.2m and were 0.55m wide with an entrance 1.5n wide in southwest quadrant.

The sheepfold had a diameter of 13m and its interior was overgrown with a thick growth of tall grasses. The enclosure was defined by a poorly preserved drystone wall that measured 0.6m wide with a maximum height of 0.4m. The individual blocks that made up the walling were sub-angular in form and measured approximately 0,54m by 0.35m by 0.35m in extent. The enclosure measured 124m north-south by 64m transversely. The interior of the enclosure was short grass but no trace of rig and furrow could be seen.