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Blairhall Burn
Pit(S) (Period Unassigned), Post Hole(S) (Period Unassigned), Roundhouse (Prehistoric)
Site Name Blairhall Burn
Classification Pit(S) (Period Unassigned), Post Hole(S) (Period Unassigned), Roundhouse (Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 78524
Site Number NX98SE 89
NGR NX 9994 8472
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/78524
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Tinwald
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Nithsdale
- Former County Dumfries-shire
NX98SE 89 9994 8472
During the topsoiling of Section 40 of the Southwest Scotland Pipeline Gas Interconnector Project, a concentration of archaeological features (NX98SE 88-92) was located by the Project Archaeologist; CFA were contracted to excavate them in May-June 1993.
At this spot (Area 2 on plan) approximately two-thirds of a post-built structure was exposed, the remaining third being under the topsoil heap. It consisted of two concentric rings of post holes (many containing packing stones) with an external diameter of approximately 10m and a porch entrance on its E side. A shallow, oval pit was the only substantial internal feature recorded and diagnostic artefacts were limited to a surface find of worked cannel coal (which was provisionally identified as an Anglo-saxon belt fastener), the occasional sherd of pot and a few worked flints. A discontinuous series of shallow, curvilinear depressions was located to the NE of this structure, but the lack of stratification and dateable artefacts means that it is impossible to say whether they are related features.
Sponsor: Irish Gas.
CFA 1993.
