Hawthorndene

NT 589 309 A 10% evaluation was undertaken, September

2017, in advance of a proposed development. A rectilinear

enclosure identified in aerial photographs was confirmed as

surviving and conforming to the general plan as shown on

the aerial photograph. A number of sections were excavated

through the ditch, and it was found to be 1.8–5.0m wide

and up to 1.7m deep. The only finds recovered from its

fills were animal bone. The entire enclosure measured 87

x 51m. Where recorded, the corners were rounded and the

enclosure’s entrance is postulated to lie on the SE side.

No features were recorded within the interior of the

enclosure, but a group of features were uncovered external

to the entrance on the SE side. These included two linear

features, two possible postholes and eight pits around the

possible entrance. The only other feature recorded was

an isolated pit to the W of the site. The characteristics of

the ditch and the shape of the enclosure suggest that the

enclosure is probably Iron Age in date.

Archive: NRHE (intended). Reports: Scottish Borders HER

Funder: Border Motor Group

Gary Savory – CFA Archaeology Ltd

(Source: DES, Volume 19)

An interpretative transcription, or mapping, of information on oblique aerial photographs was produced on 5 August 2019.

Visibility: This site is visible as a cropmark.

Information from Scottish Borders Council