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Finnarts Hill
Enclosure (Bronze Age)(Possible)
Site Name Finnarts Hill
Classification Enclosure (Bronze Age)(Possible)
Canmore ID 60911
Site Number NX07SE 6
NGR NX 05311 74211
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/60911
- Council South Ayrshire
- Parish Ballantrae (Kyle And Carrick)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Kyle And Carrick
- Former County Ayrshire
NX07SE 6 0531 7421.
(NX 0531 7421) Earthwork (NR)
OS 1:10000 map (1978)
A sub-circular earthwork, consisting of a mound surrounded by a ditch and an outer bank, overlooking the entrance to Loch Ryan and commanding extensive views to the NW and S along the coast. The mound, which has an average diameter of 20m and a maximum height of 1m, overtops the outer bank which averages 3.6m wide and 0.3m high. The ditch, which is broken by a causeway 3.5m wide on the N, is 1.0m wide and 0.2m deep. Both the causeway and the centre of the mound have been dug into but nothing of archaeological significance is visible in the excavations (J Smith 1895). Dr Steer (letter to OS, 23 November 1955) dismisses this earthwork as a Roman signal station, on the grounds that it is not truly circular, but cannot suggest an alternative classification (cf NX07SE 11).
Visited by OS (DS) 24 July 1956
A subcircular earthwork as described in the previous report. Although these remains are well-defined, it is not possible to determine the age and purpose of the work.
Surveyed at 1:10,000.
Visited by OS (BS) 19 May 1976
Some years ago while the tenant of the farm was removing some stones from the 'fort', he came upon a 'sepulchral urn' at the bottom of it which contained some human bones.
Name Book 1856
This site is plotted on a distribution map of henge monuments and penannular ring-ditches covering southern Scotland (RCAHMS 1997, 116, fig. 111).
Information from RCAHMS (ARG), 30 September 1997
Field Visit (31 August 1954)
This site was included within the RCAHMS Marginal Land Survey (1950-1962), an unpublished rescue project.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.
Field Visit (May 1981)
Finnarts Hill NX 053 742 NX07SE 6
Situated 60m WSW of the summit of Finnarts Hill, there is a roughly circular enclosure measuring about 17.3m in diameter within a ditch (up to 1.6m broad and 0.3m deep) surrounded by a low bank; on the N there is a possible causeway across the ditch. In the 19th century a 'sepulchral urn' was found within the interior. The monument may be a ritual enclosure of Bronze Age date.
RCAHMS 1981, visited May 1981
(Name Book, Ayr, No. 8, pp. 84, 85, 101; Smith 1895, 229
Desk Based Assessment (November 2010 - July 2015)
CFA Archaeology Ltd undertook an assessment of the potential effects of the proposed Glen App Windfarm (the Development) on cultural heritage.
All historic environmental features within the development area were identified and the nature of effects on these features discussed.
Funder: Land Use Consultants Ltd
CFA Archaeology Ltd
