Blackhouse Farm
Clearance Cairn (Period Unassigned), Quarry (Period Unassigned), Rig And Furrow (Medieval) - (Post Medieval), Track (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Blackhouse Farm
Classification Clearance Cairn (Period Unassigned), Quarry (Period Unassigned), Rig And Furrow (Medieval) - (Post Medieval), Track (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) East Renfrewshire Farm Survey
Canmore ID 271707
Site Number NS55SW 126
NGR NS 5379 5328
NGR Description Centred on NS 5379 5328
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/271707
- Council East Renfrewshire
- Parish Eaglesham
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Eastwood
- Former County Renfrewshire
NS55SW 126 centred on 5379 5328
NS 5394 5338 Rig and furrow, 4.5m wide.
NS 5385 5328 Quarry, 6 x 5.6 x 5m, with back scarp of 5m. Shown on 1st edition OS map (1856).
NS 5381 5314 Modern clearance cairn, 3.5 x 5.6 x 0.5m.
NS 5381 5314 Trackway, 2.5m wide by 50m long, to NS 5376 5312.
NS 5370 5301 Old entrance, 3.6m wide, lies on line of almost ploughed-out bank running from NS 5381 5314 to NS 5370
5300.
NS 5366 5303 Area of stones, 10 x 5m. May be location of one of the farmsteads shown on 1789 plan.
NS 5379 5337 Two quarry scoops, 5.5 x 5.5 x 2m at back scarp; and 3 x 3 x 1.75m at back scarp.
Full reports lodged with WoSAS SMR and the NMRS.
S Hothersall, R L Hunter and S L Hunter 2003
Archaeological Evaluation (19 May 2008 - 23 September 2008)
NS 5370 5320 A programme of archaeological investigative works was undertaken from 19 May–23 September 2008. The works consisted of an evaluation of eight trenches and the continuous monitoring of topsoil stripping for haul roads and compound in open farmland, which will be impacted upon by the extraction. These trenches totalled some 793m2, slightly exceeding the 5% requirement for the study area. A total area of 21303m2 was monitored.
The evaluation trenches all displayed a similar stratigraphic sequence of topsoil (200–360mm in depth) overlying a clay subsoil. No significant archaeology was recorded during the works and no further archaeological works were recommended.
Archive: RCAHMS. Report: WoSAS
Funder: Carillion Capital Projects Ltd
Douglas Gordon (Rathmell Archaeology Limited), 2008
