Greenburn
Enclosed Settlement (Prehistoric), Pit(S) (Period Unknown), Rectilinear Enclosure (Prehistoric)
Site Name Greenburn
Classification Enclosed Settlement (Prehistoric), Pit(S) (Period Unknown), Rectilinear Enclosure (Prehistoric)
Alternative Name(s) 1, Greenburn
Canmore ID 59920
Site Number NT86SW 23
NGR NT 83963 60970
NGR Description Centre
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/59920
- Council Scottish Borders, The
- Parish Coldingham
- Former Region Borders
- Former District Berwickshire
- Former County Berwickshire
NT86SW 23 NT 83930 60950
NT 839 609. Cropmarks (RCAHMS, flown 1980), show a roughly circular enclosure (measuring about 42m in diameter within its ditch) situated on a S-facing slope 300m N of Greenburn farmhouse (NT86SW 61.00).
RCAHMS 1980.
Scheduled as '1 Greenburn, enclosure and pit alignments 190m N of... the remains of an enclosure, pit alignment and several linear ditches, visible as cropmarks...'
Information from Historic Scotland, scheduling document dated 31 March 2009.
Watching Brief (15 August 2012 - 14 September 2012)
NT 839 609 A watching brief was carried out, 15 August – 14 September 2012, during the installation of a new electricity line and removal of an existing power network at Greenburn. The work was carried out within the area of a scheduled ancient monument (Greenburn – enclosure and pit alignments), but no finds or features of archaeological significance were recorded.
Archive: RCAHMS (intended)
Funder: Electricity Network Solutions Ltd
Laura Bailey, Headland Archaeology Ltd, 2013
(Source: DES)
Field Visit (11 February 2020)
The location, classification and period of this site have been reviewed.
Sbc Note
Visibility: This site is visible as a cropmark.
Information from Scottish Borders Council
