Myres Castle

Parchmarks in the policies of Myres Castle have revealed the site of a fortification on what is probably a promontory in the edge of a low terrace immediately WSW of the walled garden. The overall plan is difficult to determine, as only what are probably the raised gravels of the terrace on the E and S have dried out sufficiently to form the parchmarks, and nothing can be seen in the lower ground along the edge of the canalised Barroway Burn on the N, nor in what is probably a shallow gully on the S. Nevertheless, no fewer than four ditches have been drawn across the N and E approaches, the outer three close set and following strictly concentric courses, and the inner, which is up to 5m in breadth and set a little further apart. Possibly this latter, which encloses an area measuring no more than 40m from ENE to WSW by 25m transversely (0.07ha) represents a separate period of construction. If so, the three outer ditches enclose a significantly larger area measuring about 55m from ENE to WSW by 40m transversely (0.17ha). The position of the entrance is uncertain.

Information from An Atlas of Hillforts of Great Britain and Ireland – 31 May 2016. Atlas of Hillforts SC3130