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Whitrae Wood
Enclosure(S) (Post Medieval), Sheep Dip (Post Medieval)(Possible)
Site Name Whitrae Wood
Classification Enclosure(S) (Post Medieval), Sheep Dip (Post Medieval)(Possible)
Canmore ID 47451
Site Number NS92SW 41
NGR NS 92812 24103
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/47451
- Council South Lanarkshire
- Parish Lamington And Wandel
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Clydesdale
- Former County Lanarkshire
NS92SW 41 9284 2400
The four enclosures are situated on the more level scarpings of the hill slope. They are of different areas, but are all square or rectangular and are formed by a small bank with inner ditch. They are almost certainly cattle folds. The grass-covered earthwork 'A' is formed of two banks parallel to each other with an intermediate ditch, the total length being 28.0m. At the N end is a circular pit.
Visited by OS (WW) 4 July 1955.
The enclosures are pastoral, but appear not to be earlier than the eighteenth century agricultural activities. Earthwork 'A' is probably a primitive form of sheep-dip associated with the enclosure, or it could be a more modern construction.
Visited by OS (JLD) 21 July 1955.
Geophysical Survey (February 1990)
Detailed survey of several sites in the area prior to the M74 motorway.
