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Stirkfield
Sheepfold(S) (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Stirkfield
Classification Sheepfold(S) (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 50095
Site Number NT14SW 26
NGR NT 1082 4049
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Scottish Borders, The
- Parish Broughton, Glenholm And Kilbucho
- Former Region Borders
- Former District Tweeddale
- Former County Peebles-shire
NT14SW 26 1082 4049 to 1083 4046.
(A: NT 1082 4049 B: NT 1083 4046) Enclosures (NR)
OS 6" map (1968)
Old Sheepfolds (NAT)
OS 6" map (1912)
A pair of ring enclosures, close to the W bank of the Back Burn. The larger, 'A', is 45' in internal diameter and has a slight gap in the bank on the SW. The smaller, 'B', 15 yds S, is 35' in diameter and has a well-marked gap in the bank, 4' wide, on the SW.
(Information from A McLaren notebook 2, 11)
RCAHMS 1967, visited 1962
These enclosures, situated on level ground, are generally as described. Both measure 16.0m in diameter from the centres of the turf banks. 'A' is less well defined than 'B', and is probably of an earlier date. The interiors are featureless but around the outside of each bank is an irregular area where the turf has been stripped. Near the enclosures are the apparent turf-covered footings of two rectangular buildings.
These enclosures differ slightly from other circular structures in the area and are probably sheepfolds.
Surveyed at 1:2500.
Visited by OS (JTT) 31 August 1964 and (SFS) 28 October 1974
Sbc Note
Visibility: This is an upstanding earthwork or monument.
Information from Scottish Borders Council
