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Hopecarton

Scooped Settlement (Middle Iron Age)(Possible)

Site Name Hopecarton

Classification Scooped Settlement (Middle Iron Age)(Possible)

Canmore ID 68583

Site Number NT13SW 51

NGR NT 1268 3094

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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  • Council Scottish Borders, The
  • Parish Drumelzier
  • Former Region Borders
  • Former District Tweeddale
  • Former County Peebles-shire

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Field Visit (1 December 1989)

NT13SW 51 1268 3094.

What is possibly a ploughed-down scooped settlement was identified on the N bank of the Hopecarton Burn. The settlement lies on the leading edge of a river terrace about 40m SW of the cottage at Hopecarton.

Visited by RCAHMS (SPH) 1 December 1989

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Visibility: This is an upstanding earthwork or monument.

Information from Scottish Borders Council

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