Castledykes
Enclosure (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Castledykes
Classification Enclosure (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 47690
Site Number NS94SW 7.05
NGR NS 9257 4429
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/47690
- Council South Lanarkshire
- Parish Carstairs
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Clydesdale
- Former County Lanarkshire
NS94SW 7.05 9257 4429
(Formerly NS94SW 13)
(NS 9257 4429) Air photographs reveal the S part of an enclosure lying beside the Roman road 165m W of Castledykes fort; it measures about 45m from NW to SE by at least 35m transversely.
RCAHMS 1978, visited 1975; J K St Joseph 1965
There is nothing visible on the ground.
(This enclosure is part of the complex at Castledykes - see also NS94SE 7.00- 7.04, 7.06 and 16. NS94SW 7.00 and NS94SW 7.01 gives air photograph references and a plan).
Visited by OS (EGC) 17 January 1968.
This enclosure appears to have a narrow ditch and fairly sharp corners. There is a similarity in shape (although not size) with the nearby field system (NS94SW 16).
Information from RCAHMS (RHM) 28 July 1994
Aerial Photographic Transcription (29 July 1994)
An aerial transcription was produced from oblique aerial photographs. Information from Historic Environment Scotland (BM) 31 March 2017.
