Description

The monument consists of a defensive enclosure, once classed as an

Iron Age fort but more probably a medieval homestead moat.

The monument lies immediately adjacent to the minor road between Whinnieliggate and Meikle Sypland, and just S of Camphill Cottage. It

is sub-rectangular on plan, defined by a broad deep ditch. The

interior measures about 53m N-S by 38m at the N end and 35m at the S end. The N sector of the interior is rather higher than the rest, possibly suggesting that the principal buildings where there. The S

and W parts of the ditch have been somewhat infilled, perhaps by ploughsoil, but in the E, where it is best preserved, the ditch is up

to 2m deep, and is usually very wet.

The area to be scheduled is an irregular quadrilateral, bounded on

the E by the roadside hedgerow, and on the N and S by existing fence lines. It measures 80m along the N and W sides, 65m along the E side

and 55m along the S side, to include the enclosure, its surrounding ditch and a small area outside in which evidence relating to its construction and use may survive, as marked in red on the

accompanying map.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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Source: Historic Environment Scotland