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Cavers Mains

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Linear Feature (Period Unassigned)

Site Name Cavers Mains

Classification Linear Feature (Period Unassigned)

Canmore ID 148297

Site Number NT51NW 70

NGR NT 5490 1683

NGR Description From NT 5490 1683 to NT 5509 1683

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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General view of site showing foundations excavated
General view of site showing foundations excavatedShot of the foundation remains of small 19th century buildingView of foundation trenchesView of foundation trenchesCavers Mains, oblique aerial view, taken from the ENE, centred on the cropmarks of a Roman Temporary Camp and a linear cropmark.Shot of the foundation remains of small 19th century buildingView of cobbles to the SE of the areaCavers Mains, oblique aerial view, taken from the SW, centred on the cropmarks of a Roman Temporary Camp and a linear cropmark.Cavers Mains, oblique aerial view, taken from the SE, centred on the cropmarks of a Roman Temporary Camp and a linear cropmark.Cavers Mains, oblique aerial view, taken from the NW, centred on the cropmarks of a Roman Temporary Camp and a linear cropmark.View of foundation trenchesView of cobbles to the SE of the areaCavers Mains, oblique aerial view, taken from the E, centred on the cropmarks of a Roman Temporary Camp and a linear cropmark.

Administrative Areas

  • Council Scottish Borders, The
  • Parish Cavers
  • Former Region Borders
  • Former District Roxburgh
  • Former County Roxburghshire

Archaeology Notes

NT51NW 70 from NT 5490 1683 to NT 5509 1683

A linear cropmark (NT c.5490 1683 to NT c.5509 1683) has been revealed by oblique aerial photography (RCAHMSAP 1995) immediately to the E of Cavers Mains farmsteading. It is aligned WSW-ENE, curving sharply to the SE after about 130m, and it is visible for a total distance of at least 210m. It intersects the NE side of a Roman Temporary Camp (NT51NW 25).

Information from RCAHMS (KJ) 3 August 1999.

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Activities

Watching Brief (28 August 2013)

NT 54857 16826 A watching brief was undertaken on 28 August 2013 during ground-breaking work associated with construction of an extension to the farmhouse at Cavers Mains. The removal of the topsoil from the development footprint exposed the concrete foundations of a small

rectangular structure associated with a 20th-century phase of the farmstead. A number of foundation trenches were excavated around the perimeter of the development footprint. A 1.5m wide cobble surface, thought to be associated with the 19th-century farmstead, was exposed in one of these trenches. No features predating the farmstead (c1850) were recorded during the watching brief.

Archive: RCAHMS

Funder: Mr J Sinclair on behalf of Albrighton Roses Ltd

Donald Wilson – Headland Archaeology Ltd

(Source: DES)

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Sbc Note

Visibility: This site is visible as a cropmark.

Information from Scottish Borders Council

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