Roughside
Road (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Roughside
Classification Road (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 44688
Site Number NS61NW 10
NGR NS 656 146
NGR Description From NS 656 146 to NS 625 154
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council East Ayrshire
- Parish New Cumnock
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Cumnock And Doon Valley
- Former County Ayrshire
NS61NW 10 656 146 to 625 154.
An ancient road with Roman characteristics has been traced continuously from the banks of the Garclaugh Burn, E of Street (NS 656 146) to the banks of the Hall Burn at Mounthope (NS 638 151). To the W, mound and hollow can be seen passing through former plantation; and beyond, the broad cambered mound resumes to pass under Roughside field boundary (NS 633 153) and fade in rough pasture to N, running roughly in the direction of the ford on the Muirfoot Burn (NS 625 154). No continuous trace could be established to W. This length of the road is in the 8.6m to 10m wide category. However, it is similar to the length of road described on NS61NW 11.
W Lonie and F Newall 1986.
The continuation E of the feature described by Lonie and Newall was recorded during the course of a pre-afforestation survey by AOC (Scotland) Ltd (MS 738/4, no.12).
S Carter and M Dalland, AOC (Scotland) Ltd, 1993
NMRS MS 738/4
