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Borthwick Quarry, Duns

Enclosed Settlement (Prehistoric)

Site Name Borthwick Quarry, Duns

Classification Enclosed Settlement (Prehistoric)

Canmore ID 58647

Site Number NT75SE 25

NGR NT 76998 53905

NGR Description Centre

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Scottish Borders, The
  • Parish Duns
  • Former Region Borders
  • Former District Berwickshire
  • Former County Berwickshire

Archaeology Notes

NT75SE 25 NT 76997 53908

NT 770 539. Cropmarks reveal an enclosure, probably a settlement, 200m S of Borthwick Quarry. Roughly oval on plan, it measures about 45m by 40m within a ditch up to 2m broad, with possible entrances on the E and SW respectively. (RCAHMSAP, flown 1976).

RCAHMS 1980.

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Note (22 January 2020)

The location, classification and period of this site have been reviewed.

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Visibility: This site is visible as a cropmark.

Information from Scottish Borders Council

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