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Shaw Hill, Calkin
Farmstead (Medieval) - (Post Medieval), Rig And Furrow (Medieval) - (Post Medieval)
Site Name Shaw Hill, Calkin
Classification Farmstead (Medieval) - (Post Medieval), Rig And Furrow (Medieval) - (Post Medieval)
Alternative Name(s) Calkin
Canmore ID 67642
Site Number NY38NW 41
NGR NY 3050 8811
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/67642
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Westerkirk
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Annandale And Eskdale
- Former County Dumfries-shire
Remains of later prehistoric defended settlement and associated linear earthworks, together with preimprovement farmstead and field system, located in semi-improved and rough pasture on north-east facing slopes above Boyken Burn, within Boyken Burn ASA. Restricted views due to local topography; main views out to north and north-east along Boyken Burn valley towards Esk River. Noticeable feature in local valley landscape when walking along northern valley banks
information from Héléna Gray, (CFA Archaeology Ltd), August 2015
OASIS ID: cfaarcha1-278420
Field Visit (January 1981)
Shaw Hill, Calkin NY 304 880 NY38NW 41
Set one above the other on the NE slope of Shaw Hill 600m SSE of Calkin there are two platform-buildings, their platforms measuring 14m bv 6.2m and 10.5m by 4m respectively. There are stone wall-footings along the SSE side of the upper platform and around the E end of the lower platform, and adjacent to each there are the remains of a possible small rectangular structure. On the hillside immediately to the N, rig-and-furrow cultivation extends over an area of about 13ha. (See also NY28NE 2).
RCAHMS 1981, visited January 1981
Note (1997)
NY 304 880 NY38NW 41
Listed as farmstead.
RCAHMS 1997.
Project (29 May 2014)
An archaeological evaluation was undertaken by CFA Archaeology Ltd, a desk based assessment and walk over survey (May 29th 2014) was conducted
The historic environment record within the Site Boundary is relatively limited, although there is some potential for the proposed development site to contain previously unknown heritage assets from at least the later prehistoric period onwards, given the historic landscape character of the wider area. Taking this into account, the archaeological potential of the proposed development site is considered to be low.
A summary assessment, on a site by site basis, of the predicted effects on the settings of assets within a 10km radius where the blade tip ZTV indicates that there would be theoretical views of one or more turbines
information from Héléna Gray, (CFA Archaeology Ltd), August 2015
OASIS ID: cfaarcha1-278420
