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Stirkfield
Ring Enclosure(S) (Prehistoric)
Site Name Stirkfield
Classification Ring Enclosure(S) (Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 50114
Site Number NT14SW 43
NGR NT 1047 4017
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/50114
- Council Scottish Borders, The
- Parish Broughton, Glenholm And Kilbucho
- Former Region Borders
- Former District Tweeddale
- Former County Peebles-shire
NT14SW 43 1047 4017.
(NR 1047 4017) Enclosure (NR)
OS 6" map (1968)
This ring enclosure measures 28' in internal diameter, with a shallow grooved visible in the top of the bank.
(Information from A McLaren notebook 2, 20)
RCAHMS 1967, visited 1962
This enclosure is situated on a steep slope. It measures 9.5m diameter within an earthen bank. Part of the bank on the N side is mutilated; there is no trace of an entrance. The shallow groove is no longer visible, and the interior is featureless. The purpose of this enclosure cannot be determined without excavation.
Surveyed at 1/2500.
Visited by OS (WDJ) 1 September 1964 and (SFS) 28 October 1974
Sbc Note
Visibility: This is an upstanding earthwork or monument.
Information from Scottish Borders Council
