Cortleferry
Palisaded Enclosure (Period Unassigned), Palisaded Settlement (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Cortleferry
Classification Palisaded Enclosure (Period Unassigned), Palisaded Settlement (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Gala Water; Allanshaugh
Canmore ID 54485
Site Number NT44NW 15
NGR NT 4362 4956
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/54485
- Council Scottish Borders, The
- Parish Stow
- Former Region Borders
- Former District Ettrick And Lauderdale
- Former County Midlothian
NT44NW 15 4362 4956.
The cropmarks of two palisaded enclosures on top of an un-named knoll overlooking the Gala Water, 350m E of Allanshaugh farmsteading, have been identified from aerial photographs. A circular palisaded enclosure is defined by a very narrow ditch. Measuring approximately 38m in diameter with no indication of an entrance, the palisade kinks outwards slightly on the N side. Two sides of the second enclosure which is oval in shape with a double palisade boundary, are visible intersecting the S half of the circular enclosure. Measuring at least 52m by 38m, the palisades kink inwards on the N side.
Information from RCAHMS (KB) 16 July 1999.
Sbc Note
Visibility: This site is visible as a cropmark.
Information from Scottish Borders Council
