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Girron
Cairnfield (Period Unassigned), Cultivation Terrace(S) (Period Unassigned), Enclosure (Period Unassigned), Shieling Hut (Post Medieval), Township (Period Unassigned)(Possible)
Site Name Girron
Classification Cairnfield (Period Unassigned), Cultivation Terrace(S) (Period Unassigned), Enclosure (Period Unassigned), Shieling Hut (Post Medieval), Township (Period Unassigned)(Possible)
Canmore ID 26208
Site Number NN93NW 4
NGR NN 9072 3575
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/26208
- Council Perth And Kinross
- Parish Little Dunkeld
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District Perth And Kinross
- Former County Perthshire
NN93NW 4 9072 3575.
Cultivation terraces exist between the farmhouse of Girron and the main road.
A Graham 1939
NN 907 356. Centred around the steading at Girron (visible on RAF air photograph 541/A/477/F20: 3413) are many cultivation terraces which vary from 4.5m to 9.0m wide and which stand to 1.4m high.
Visited by OS (J P) 6 November 1970.
As described in the previous field report.
Visited by OS (B S) 15 October 1975.
From RAF air photograph and ground evidence there appears to be five distinct though minor areas of cultivation terraces, the largest and best preserved being of approximately 5 hectares centred at NN 9072 3575. They are combined and somewhat confused with clearance strips and boundary banks of more than one phase, and some may be late in origin. Two structures were found in these areas; a sub-circular probable shieling in area NN 906 359, and a stone and earth banked enclosure 14.0m in diameter in area NN 9066 3554. It appears to have a collapsed entrance on the S side and may be a sheepfold associated with boundary banks nearby.
Visited by OS (J R L) 13 March 1979.
What may be a township, comprising five roofed, three unroofed buildings and four enclosures is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Perthshire 1867, sheet lxxi). Two roofed buildings, one partially roofed building and three unroofed buildings are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1982).
Information from RCAHMS (AKK) 4 February 1998.
A series of small mounds covering an area 100m by 80m some 240m S of Girron farmsteading has been recorded by aerial photography (RCAHMSAP 1996). Centred on NN 9089 3553, they may be small cairns associated with field clearance and lie immediately to the S and E of cultivation terraces.
Information from RCAHMS (KB) 8 January 2000
Archaeological Evaluation (8 April 2015 - 14 April 2016)
A programme of archaeological work was undertaken at various times, 8 April 2015 – 14 April 2016, at a range of locations during work associated with the construction of an overhead powerline.
NN 9169 2877 (Code:17) NN92NW 3 An evaluation and watching brief were undertaken, 8 April – 9 July 2015, in Glen Almond, near Crieff, in advance of the construction of scaffolding for a safety net road crossing. The evaluation concentrated on a previously recorded earthwork enclosure
just to the N of the B8063 and a hillslope to the S of the same road. A total of seven trenches were excavated covering 160.8m2. The bank and ditch forming the enclosure were found to be more ephemeral than originally thought while no archaeology was uncovered in the internal area. The date
and function of the enclosure was not determined.
NN 83936 11103 and NN 83664 10616 (Code:4000161) NN80NW 10 A watching brief was undertaken, 12 March – 12 May 2016, within the scheduled monument of Ardoch, Roman Military Complex 900m NNE of Ardoch Bridge (SM1601) as part of work to remove existing overhead line towers and wooden poles. No finds or features of archaeological significance were recorded.
NN 91249 36027 to NN 92482 29182 (Code:4408161) NN93NW 4 A watching brief was carried out, 3 October 2013 – 14 April 2016, during groundwork relating to the formation of a site compound, an underground cable
corridor and a new tower at the S end of the route. A series of field banks and dry stone walls were recorded in various states of preservation where they were divided by the underground cable route while three small clearance cairns were also uncovered.
NN 89785 33892 (Code: 4414161) An evaluation was undertaken, 31 March – 4 April 2014, at Corrymuckloch, S of Amluree, during work associated with the laying of an underground cable. The three evaluation trenches covered 20.5m2 and targeted a possible building, an adjacent mound and a probable clearance cairn, which had been identified during previous walkover surveys of the area. The remains of a likely stone and turf shieling were uncovered, while an adjacent mound was found to have a cup-marked stone at its centre with later field clearance stacked on and around it. The third trench identified a small clearance cairn of unknown date.
NN 76470 58901 (Code: 4385161) A watching brief was carried out, 19–28 November 2013, during work associated with the laying of an underground cable. No finds or features of archaeological significance were recorded.
Archive: NRHE (intended)
Funder: Scottish and Southern Energy Ltd/Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission plc
Steven Black, Peta Glew and Andrew Gallacher – Northlight Heritage
(Source: DES, Volume 17)
