Arran, Glaister
Farmstead(S) (Medieval) - (18th Century), Rig And Furrow (Medieval) - (18th Century)
Site Name Arran, Glaister
Classification Farmstead(S) (Medieval) - (18th Century), Rig And Furrow (Medieval) - (18th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Machrie Moor
Canmore ID 39765
Site Number NR93SW 65
NGR NR 9277 3485
NGR Description NR 9277 3485, NR 9290 3495 and NR 9294 3498
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council North Ayrshire
- Parish Kilmory
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Cunninghame
- Former County Buteshire
Field Visit (10 October 1977)
Centred NR 928 349 The remains of a small probable depopulated settlement lie of a level shelf on a steep south-easterly hillslope. The footings of three buildings are evident.
NR 9277 3485 "A" is sub rectangular, 9.0m long from 4.4m to 5.6m wide with rounded corners and earth and stone walling 2.0m wide and 0.4m high. It has a sub-division towards the northern end and an entrance in the south-east corner.
NR 9290 3495 "B" similar to "A", 9.0m long and 3.8m wide on a site levelled into the hillslope. It has a subdivision but the entrance is not evident.
NR 9294 3498 "C" A small structure on a ledge 4.0m square with rough walling up to 0.6m high. There appears to be a collapsed wall on the west side.
There are faint traces of ridge and furrow around the buildings and short lengths of sinuous 0.3m high earth and stone banks around the edge of the area.
Surveyed at 1:10 000.
Visited by OS (MJF) 10 October 1977.
Desk Based Assessment (27 September 1977)
NR93SW 65 9277 3485, 9290 3495 and 9294 3498
A pair of amorphous enclosures to the north of the burn are 3m long, 2m wide and 2m long, 1.5m wide respectively. To the south-west lies an apparent structure of "rickles" of stones in a rectangular shape. (A further enclosure to the south-west is shown but not described on the DOE plan).
Information from OS (MJF) 27 September 1977.
Source: DoE Arran Field Survey (1976).
Note (25 July 2018)
The location, classification and period of this site have been reviewed.
HES Survey and Recording 25 July 2018.
