Knockittis Burn
Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)
Site Name Knockittis Burn
Classification Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)
Alternative Name(s) Blackclauchrie
Canmore ID 77250
Site Number NX38SW 11.01
NGR NX 3052 8451
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/77250
- Council South Ayrshire
- Parish Barr
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Kyle And Carrick
- Former County Ayrshire
NX38SW 11.01 3052 8451
A large kidney-shaped mound stands immediately E of the Knockittis Burn and is readily distinguishable by the change in vegetation from marsh grasses to shorter cropped grass. The shape and location of the mound are typical of burnt mounds. The mound is 7m in diameter with a marked, 2m deep, indent on the W side. It stands up to 0.8m high.
CFA 1991; NMRS MS 625/19, no.58.
Project (March 1991)
Pre-afforestation field survey undertaken at Blackclauchrie, Kyle and Carrick, Strathclyde.
P McKeague 1991.
Field Visit (1991)
A large kidney-shaped mound stands immediately E of the Knockittis Burn and is readily distinguishable by the change in vegetation from marsh grasses to shorter cropped grass. The shape and location of the mound are typical of burnt mounds. The mound is 7m in diameter with a marked, 2m deep, indent on the W side. It stands up to 0.8m high.
CFA 1991; NMRS MS 625/19, no.58.
