Captain's Bridge, Drummochreen
Earthwork (Medieval)(Possible)
Site Name Captain's Bridge, Drummochreen
Classification Earthwork (Medieval)(Possible)
Canmore ID 40869
Site Number NS20SE 19
NGR NS 28507 03562
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/40869
- Council South Ayrshire
- Parish Dailly
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Kyle And Carrick
- Former County Ayrshire
Field Visit (September 1982)
Captain's Bridge, Drummochreen NS 285 035 NS20SE
This earthwork, possibly of medieval date, is situated on a steep-sided promontory immediately NW of Captain's Bridge. It consists of a bank (up to 7.4m thick and 1.5m high) with an external ditch (up to 6.7m broad and 0.9m deep) drawn across the neck of the promontory to cut off an area measuring 19m by a maximum of 17m.
RCAHMS 1983, visited September 1982
Note (16 July 2014 - 23 May 2016)
This small fortification occupies a promontory formed on the N side of the burn gully immediately NW of Captain's Bridge. Wedge-shaped on plan, the interior measures 19m from NW to SE by a maximum of 17m transversely (0.02ha) immediately to the rear of the rampart and ditch that have been drawn across the neck of the promontory on the N. The rampart is some 7.4m in thickness by 1.5m in height, while the ditch is 6.7m in breadth by 0.9m in depth. The position of the entrance is unknown.
Information from An Atlas of Hillforts of Great Britain and Ireland – 23 May 2016. Atlas of Hillforts SC1233
