Corse Hill
Field Boundary(S) (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Corse Hill
Classification Field Boundary(S) (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) The Gall, Boreland
Canmore ID 76324
Site Number NY18NE 25
NGR NY 17 89
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/76324
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Hutton And Corrie
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Annandale And Eskdale
- Former County Dumfries-shire
NY18NE 25 17 89
NY 1667 8928 - 1669 8931
NY 1672 8931 - 1680 8930
NY 1706 8941 - 1744 8968
NY 1743 1973 - 1755 8976
Remains of a system of field banks were found in the northern part of the survey area NY18NE 12 adjacent to the current field system. Two of these appear as large, partly tree-lined earthern banks with a flanking ditch, and run parallel to existing fence-lines for most of their length. Similar arrangements of earthern banks (NY18NE 29) have been surveyed by CFA on land adjacent to Hewke Hill, a kilometre to the west of the survey area. In this case, however, the field system had been abandonned, and is not followed by existing fence lines.
A stretch of linear bank adjacent to acurving arc of bank in the west of the survey area was interpreted as a possible enclosure site.
The remains of another possible bank were surveyed but appear on none of the OS maps sudied. It is possible that this represents some recent features - other than a field bank - associated with the enclosure of the land, known to have occurred since 1957.
CFA 1991.
