Monktonhill
Enclosure (Period Unassigned), Pit(S) (Period Unassigned), Rig And Furrow (Medieval) - (Post Medieval)
Site Name Monktonhill
Classification Enclosure (Period Unassigned), Pit(S) (Period Unassigned), Rig And Furrow (Medieval) - (Post Medieval)
Canmore ID 311327
Site Number NS32NE 124
NGR NS 35257 29457
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/311327
- Council South Ayrshire
- Parish Monkton And Prestwick
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Kyle And Carrick
- Former County Ayrshire
NS32NE 124 35257 29457
This enclosure, roundhouse and rig and furrow have been recorded as cropmarks on oblique aerial photographs (RCAHMSAP 2011). The remains of an enclosure (35251 29480) is curvilinear in plan and defined by a ditch about 1.4m wide bu much of it is is missing in the N. The roundhouse (35265 29432) is circular in plan and about 5.4m in diameter.
There are four blocks of rig in the area, generally orientated E-W , with a 5m spacing between furrows.
A series of modern drains criss-cross the area to the east of the site.
Information from RCAHMS (KHJM) 23 June 2011
Aerial Photographic Transcription (21 June 2011)
An interpretative transcription, or mapping, of information on oblique aerial photographs was produced on 21 June 2011.
