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Overhowden
Cairn (Prehistoric)(Possible)
Site Name Overhowden
Classification Cairn (Prehistoric)(Possible)
Alternative Name(s) Wardlaw Camp
Canmore ID 54580
Site Number NT45SE 13
NGR NT 4820 5201
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/54580
- Council Scottish Borders, The
- Parish Channelkirk
- Former Region Borders
- Former District Ettrick And Lauderdale
- Former County Berwickshire
NT45SE 13 4820 5201.
(NT 4820 5201) Cairn (NR) (site of)
OS 6" map (1970)
A circular stony area, 30 yds in diameter, situated on the summit of rising ground some 700 yds WSW of Overhowden farm steading, represents the remains of a cairn, shown on Armstrong's map (1771).
RCAHMS 1915; J H Craw 1921
A scatter of stones on the summit of the hill is the only evidence of the site of this cairn.
Visited by OS (JLD) 17 May 1955
There is no trace of a cairn on land under cultivation.
Visited by OS (BS) 1 August 1975
Field Visit (June 1909)
33. Construction (remains), Over Howden.
On the summit, some 700 yards west-south-west of the farm-steading of Over Howden, on a site commanding a very extensive view, is a circular stony area, 30 yards in diameter. It is marked ‘Wardlaw Camp’ in the map of Berwickshire (1821), in Thomson's Atlas, but has more the appearance of the site of a cairn.
RCAHMS 1915, visited June 1909.
OS Map: Ber., xiii. SW.
Field Visit (25 August 1952)
This site was included within the RCAHMS Marginal Land Survey (1950-1962), an unpublished rescue project. Site descriptions, organised by county, are available to view online - see the searchable PDF in 'Digital Items'. These vary from short notes, to lengthy and full descriptions. Contemporary plane-table surveys and inked drawings, where available, can be viewed online in most cases - see 'Digital Images'. The original typecripts, notebooks and drawings can also be viewed in the RCAHMS search room.
Information from RCAHMS (GFG) 19 July 2013.
Sbc Note (21 March 2016)
Visibility: This was the site of an archaeological monument, which may no longer be visible.
Information from Scottish Borders Council
Previously also listed under duplicate site NT96SW 510 -CANCELLED. HES (LCK) 11.6.2024
