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Langdyke
Dun (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Langdyke
Classification Dun (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 42931
Site Number NS44SE 2
NGR NS 4929 4297
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/42931
- Council East Ayrshire
- Parish Fenwick
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Kilmarnock And Loudoun
- Former County Ayrshire
NS44SE 2 4929 4297.
(NS 4929 4297) Dun (NR)
OS 6" map (1968)
A small, well-preserved fort (Smith) or dun (RCAHMS) is situated on the S side of Hareshawmuir Water, on Langdyke farm. It is 13 paces in diameter and is surrounded by a turf-and-stone wall which, on the land side, is still 8ft high. There is no ditch.
J Smith 1895; RCAHMS 1957
This small dun is situated on the edge of an escarpment with steep slopes to the N. It has a single surrounding bank of earth and stone, which appears to have a wall as its core, and is hollowed out in the centre. The entrance could not be determined as the remains are too mutilated, but the easiest approach is from the E. There is a terrace on all sides except the N.
Surveyed at 1:2500 scale.
Visited by OS (JLD) 14 August 1956
The remains of this dun, situated in a naturally defensive position (about 150m OD) are generally as described. It was probably circular on plan, with an over all diameter of up to 18m. No external or internal facing material is discernible and it is not possible to ascertain a wall thickness from the disturbed remains.
Visited by OS (JRL) 7 August 1982
Field Visit (27 May 1953)
This site was included within the RCAHMS Marginal Land Survey (1950-1962), an unpublished rescue project. Site descriptions, organised by county, are available to view online - see the searchable PDF in 'Digital Items'. These vary from short notes, to lengthy and full descriptions. Contemporary plane-table surveys and inked drawings, where available, can be viewed online in most cases - see 'Digital Images'. The original typecripts, notebooks and drawings can also be viewed in the RCAHMS search room.
Information from RCAHMS (GFG) 19 July 2013.
Reference (1957)
This site is noted in the ‘List of monuments discovered during the survey of marginal land (1951-5)’ (RCAHMS 1957, xiv-xviii).
Information from RCAHMS (GFG), 24 October 2012.
