Cacrabank
Farmstead (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Cacrabank
Classification Farmstead (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Cacra Cottage
Canmore ID 180424
Site Number NT31NW 11
NGR NT 30679 17050
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/180424
- Council Scottish Borders, The
- Parish Ettrick
- Former Region Borders
- Former District Ettrick And Lauderdale
- Former County Selkirkshire
NT31NW 11 30679 17050.
A farmstead comprising one unroofed long building, four roofed buildings, one of which is a long L-shaped building, and six enclosures is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Selkirkshire 1862-3, sheet xviii). Four roofed buildings and two enclosures are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10560 map (1964).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH), 11 September 2000.
This farmstead, which has been completely rebuilt since the 1st edition OS, comprises a linear range which includes a pigsty, milking byre, three-stall stable, kennel, harness room, feed store, washhouse and trap house with bothy above. There is a walled open midden at one end. Detached buildings include a Dutch barn, a game larder, large modern sheds, a cottage and a farmhouse. The farmstead was visited in 2000.
Information from RCAHMS (SS), 15 March 2006.
Field Visit
The HER and Canmore entries record a farmstead comprising one unroofed
long building, four roofed buildings, one of which is a long L-shaped building,
and six enclosures is depicted on the 1st edition of the Ordnance Survey 6-
inch map (Selkirkshire 1862-3, sheet xviii). The farmstead was visited by
RCAHMS in 2000 and recorded as comprising a linear range which includes a
pigsty, milking byre, three-stall stable, kennel, harness room, feed store,
washhouse and trap house with bothy above. There is a walled open midden
at one end. Detached buildings include a Dutch barn, a game larder, large
modern sheds, a cottage and a farmhouse.
The HER and Canmore entries (341625) also record that ‘Cacrabank’ appears
on Pont’s map; although the map in question is actually a manuscript map by
Robert Gordon (Gordon 56) of ca 1636-52. It is evident however that
Cacrabank is probably of at least 16th century date.
The low lying farmland along the floodplain of the Ettrick Water at Cacrabank
has been considerably improved over time and there are no surviving surface
remains of any buildings or field pattern predating that shown on the
Ordnance Survey 1st edition map.
Source: CFA Archaeology