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Remains of a depopulated settlement. It was an enclosed settlement comprising the remains of at least 46 longhouses, 8 small enclosures, 2 corn-drying kilns, but no lazy beds were surveyed by RCAHMS. Three of the buildings are long, two of which have outshots at the end, all lying within a head-dyke. Depopulation occurred due to the introduction of sheep in early 19th Century. A later survey by Murray Archaeological Services in 2004 recorded a number of other features not previously recorded. These included a small mill at NO18769370, and a series of lazy beds recorded to the south of settlement area 1 near NO19109364. Outside the head dyke on the south side, just to the north of the track at circa NO196931, there is a possible hut circle but as the area was covered in bracken at the time of a site visit it was not possible to verify. Up the track, on the west side of the burn is a cairn of substantial size, which may be prehistoric, as it sits in a prominent position with a good view to the north, east and southeast.
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Historic Environment Records (HER)