Burian Hill, Old Irvine
Bloomery Mound (Medieval) - (Post Medieval)
Site Name Burian Hill, Old Irvine
Classification Bloomery Mound (Medieval) - (Post Medieval)
Alternative Name(s) Burrian Hill
Canmore ID 67654
Site Number NY38SE 12
NGR NY 3668 8200
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Langholm
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Annandale And Eskdale
- Former County Dumfries-shire
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The largest slag deposit in Eskdale was found in 1911 by Mr A Aitchison on Burian Hill (name NY 364 818) about 1/2 mile from Old Irvine farmhouse, about 400ft OD. The main deposit is about 9ft long by 3ft deep.
J and R Hyslop 1912
This is the site of a medieval bloomery. The samples seen, in Dumfries Museum, appear to be mainly tap slag.
A E Truckell 1964; J Williams 1967
The spread of slag found in 1911 could not be identified on the ground and it may now be turf-covered. However, the farmer (Mr Graham, Old Irvine, Langholm) discovered a concentration of slag (some of which he has in his possession) whilst digging drainage ditches about 1970 in the area centred NT 3668 8200. This fairly level, marshy area lies just below four or five small quarries which have been cut into the hillslope.
Visited by OS (MJF) 27 September 1979
Field Visit (February 1981)
Burian Hill, Old Irvine NY 366 820 NY38SE 12
A bloomery-mound is situated 950m N of Old Irvine farmhouse in an area where iron slag has frequently been found. It measures 8.1m in diameter and 0.6m in height.
RCAHMS 1981, visited February 1981
(Hyslop and Hyslop 1912, 576)
Note (1997)
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Burrian Hill. Listed as bloomery mound.
RCAHMS 1997.
