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Glenburnie
Linear Earthwork (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Glenburnie
Classification Linear Earthwork (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 55975
Site Number NT55NW 18
NGR NT 5377 5604
NGR Description From NT 5377 5604 to NT 5407 5603
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/55975
- Council Scottish Borders, The
- Parish Lauder
- Former Region Borders
- Former District Ettrick And Lauderdale
- Former County Berwickshire
NT55NW 18 5377 5604 - 5407 5603.
NT 542 560 - NT 536 560. A cross-dyke runs from the head of a stream which enters the Whalplaw Burn just below Glenburie to an unnamed tributary of the Soonhope Burn, following a sinuous course for some 550 yds. The work consists of a bank of earth and small stones taken from a quarry-ditch on its N side; the bank is spread to a breadth of 12' and stands to a height of 1'6". The ditch is 3' wide and 1'6" deep.
A Graham 1964
NT 5377 5604 to NT 5407 5603. A cross-ridge dyke as described.
Surveyed at 1/10,000.
Visited by OS (BS) 8 May 1979
Sbc Note
Visibility: This is an upstanding earthwork or monument.
Information from Scottish Borders Council
