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Site of a medieval enclosure, excavated during a trial trenching evaluation carried out by CFA prior to proposed improvements to the A92 (NO53SW0112). A 15m x 25m excavation revealed a double ditched rectilinear enclosure. A steep-sided linear feature was interpreted as the inner ditch. It is orientated northeast-southwest for circa 14m, then turned a right angle to the northwest and continues for a further 5.5m. A similar ditch continues along the same alignment after a gap of 2m, and continues on out the trench. The gap is assumed to represent the entrance to the enclosure and is also present in the outer ditch. The terminals of the ditch are cut shallow and rounded. The ditch fill consists of layers of wind-blown sand. A single find of clear modern glass was recovered from the ditch fill, although during evaluation stage sherds of 15th century medieval pottery were identified from the lower fill of the ditch. The outer ditch runs parallel to the inner ditch: 15m southwest-northeast before sharply curving to northwest and continuing for circa 6m. The entrance gap of the outer ditch was circa 4m. The outer ditch was shallower than the inner ditch but displayed the same basic profile with wind-blown sand deposits. A surface find of a cobble tool whetstone was recovered. The artefact was not datable, although this type is common on Scottish sites of later prehistoric and later date.
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NO53SW0062 - COTSIDE