Moated site

The National Monuments Service's description

Situated on a low rise, in undulating pasture, with good views in all directions. A ringfort (WM025-053----) lies c. 35m to W and an enclosure lies c. 145m to SE. Monument described in 1971 as a rectangular-shaped area enclosed by an inner earthen bank, an intervening fosse and an outer earthen bank. The inner bank (int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.75m; Wth at top 0.3m; overall Wth 1.4m) is low, narrow, yet steep and has several small disturbance gaps. The fosse (Wth at top 2.4m; basal Wth 1.3m; D 0.45m) is narrow, shallow and flat-bottomed. The outer bank is slight and is visible along the N side with a short return along the E side. An outer bank is also present along the W side. A bank extends from the outer bank at the NW corner of the monument. There is no trace of a formal entrance and the interior has a S-facing slope. There are old field banks in the immediate vicinity which may be contemporary with this monument and the ringfort to W. Monument visible as a rectangular-shaped earthwork on oblique aerial photographs (CUCAP AYR023/024) taken 11/07/1969.

See attached plan of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI.

Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien.

Date of upload: 10 September 2019

References

CUCAP - Cambridge University Collection of Aerial Photographs. Unit for Landscape Modelling, Department of Geography, University of Cambridge. See:https://www.cambridgeairphotos.com