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Accessing Scotland's Past Project
Event ID 560875
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Accessing Scotland's Past Project
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/560875
This earthwork lies approximately 100m to the south-east of Smailholm Tower, occupying the tip of a spur which runs northeast from Lady Hill. Its location is not particularly defensive, as it is overlooked by higher ground to the south.
The site is enclosed by twin banks, separated by a medial ditch. The outer bank is the more substantial of the two, still reaching a height of 3m in places. Both banks are composed of earth and stone, but recent quarrying of the outer bank has revealed the presence of large boulders beneath the surface. This might suggest that the bank was once faced with a stone revetting wall which has since collapsed.
An area measuring 53m from north-west to south-east by 70m transversely is enclosed within the banks, but there is little evidence of occupation. The faint trace of a rectangular building can be seen, but this is probably of relatively recent date. The settlement itself probably represents the remains of a settlement dating to the first millennium BC.
Text prepared by RCAHMS as part of the Accessing Scotland's Past project
