Roberton
Ring Ditch House(S) (Prehistoric)(Possible)
Site Name Roberton
Classification Ring Ditch House(S) (Prehistoric)(Possible)
Alternative Name(s) Roberton 1 And 2
Canmore ID 47348
Site Number NS92NE 14
NGR NS 9498 2875
NGR Description Centred NS 949 287
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/47348
- Council South Lanarkshire
- Parish Wiston And Roberton
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Clydesdale
- Former County Lanarkshire
Aerial Photographic Interpretation (1977)
Enclosures, Roberton (Sites). On the left bank of the River Clyde, immediately to the N of the point where it is joined by the Roberton Burn, there are a number of circular ditched enclosures revealed by air photography (RCAHMSAP 1977).
(1) NS 950 289. Situated 450 m ENE of Roberton village on the SE side of the public road from Lanark to Abington (A 73), a singleton about 5 m in internal diameter.
(2) NS 950 287. About 180 m to the S of (1) there are traces of at least three slightly larger examples.
RCAHMS 1978
Field Visit (1 February 1979)
NS92NE 14 centred 949 287
A: This cropmark, situated on the level shelf of a SE- facing hillslope, cannot be traced on the ground.
B: There is no evidence of these enclosures on the bank of the River Clyde.
All these features lie on intensively cultivated arable land.
Visited by OS (MJF). 1 February 1979.
Geophysical Survey (February 1990)
Detailed survey of several sites in the area prior to the M74 motorway.
Aerial Photographic Transcription (20 October 1995)
An aerial transcription was produced from oblique aerial photographs. Information from Historic Environment Scotland (BM) 31 March 2017.
Aerial Photographic Interpretation (6 February 1997)
NS92NE 14 centred 949 287
Cropmarks on a vertical aerial photograph (OS 76/141, No. 184) reveal what may have been four ring-ditch houses situated on a terrace on the W bank of the River Clyde.
NS 9498 2876 - Possible penannular ring-ditch about 16m in diameter overall. Probably IA? recorded previously.
NS 9497 2874 - Possible penannular ring-ditch about 12m in diameter overall.
NS 9499 2871 - Ring-ditch about 10m in diameter.
NS 9496 2870 - Ring-ditch about 10m in diameter.
Information from RCAHMS (DCC), 6 February 1997.
