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Blackhouse
Field Boundary (Prehistoric), Pit Alignment (Prehistoric), Ring Ditch (Prehistoric)
Site Name Blackhouse
Classification Field Boundary (Prehistoric), Pit Alignment (Prehistoric), Ring Ditch (Prehistoric)
Alternative Name(s) Greenburn
Canmore ID 59911
Site Number NT86SW 15
NGR NT 82625 60307
NGR Description Centre
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/59911
- Council Scottish Borders, The
- Parish Bunkle And Preston
- Former Region Borders
- Former District Berwickshire
- Former County Berwickshire
NT86SW 15 8208 6018 to 8328 6056
See also NT86SW 17, NT86SW 23, NT86SW 37.
NT 827 603 to NT 830 604. Cropmarks (RCAHMS, flown 1978), reveal what may be two pit-alignments running from ENE to WSW over a distance of about 300m some 350m NE of Blackhouse farmhouse. Near the W end they lie parallel to one another and about 6m apart, but towards the E they diverge to form an irregular enclosure measuring up to 30m across.
RCAHMS 1980.
Note (13 January 2020)
The location, classification and period of this site have been reviewed.
Trial Trench
A programme of archaeological trial trenching was carried out by CFA Archaeology in May 2014 on farmland at
Blackhouse, Reston, Eyemouth Scottish Borders. The trial trenches were
positioned to target a cropmark indicative of a prehistoric pit alignment or
trackway. Other trenches were randomly spread across the area.
The pit alignment was not identified. One feature was noted, this was the base
of a shallow fire pit. It was undated and lay 7m to the north of the projected
line of the pit alignment.
Sbc Note
Visibility: This site is visible as a cropmark.
Information from Scottish Borders Council
