Dalkslaw
Earthwork (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Dalkslaw
Classification Earthwork (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 59835
Site Number NT86NW 4
NGR NT 8466 6503
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/59835
- Council Scottish Borders, The
- Parish Coldingham
- Former Region Borders
- Former District Berwickshire
- Former County Berwickshire
NT86NW 4 8466 6503.
(NT 8466 6503) Fort (NR) (Site of)
OS 6"map, Berwickshire, 2nd ed., (1908).
The N half of this circular fort is well-preserved, but the S portion is no more than traceable. (See RCAHMS 1915 plan, fig.53).
RCAHMS 1915, visited 1911.
No trace of this earthwork was seen, viewed in low, oblique sunlight. It was sited on a hill-slope; the ground is now under pasture.
Visited by OS(JFC) 26 October 1954.
Previous field report confirmed.
Visited by OS(WDJ) 10 February 1966
Nothing is visible of this earthwork, which occupied the summit of Dalkslaw; oval on plan, it measured about 115m by 95m within a bank (about 2.5m thick and 0.5m high ) and external ditch.
RCAHMS 1980, visited 1979.
Field Visit (9 August 1950)
This site was included within the RCAHMS Marginal Land Survey (1950-1962), an unpublished rescue project.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
