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Rumbleton Law

Scottish Borders, Scotland ยท Atlas SC4030

Location

Atlas number
SC4030 (4030)
Country
Scotland
Current county or unitary authority
Scottish Borders
Historic county
Berwickshire
Parish, community, or townland
Gordon
National Grid reference
NT 6728 4548
Latitude
55.70178
Longitude
-2.52209
Altitude
228 m

Form and condition

Type
hillslope fort and multiple enclosure
Condition
Cropmark
Morphology
multivallate
Complete rampart circuit
Yes
Number of ramparts
3
Number of ditches
3
Possible original entrances
0
Breaks through the ramparts
0
Enclosed area
1.5 ha
Enclosure areas
0.6 ha, 1 ha, 1.5 ha
Footprint
1.8 ha
Also recorded
ditches

Landscape

Topographic position
hillslope
Aspect
south
Land use
pasture and arable

Dating

Dating
undated
Dating reliability
D - None

Interior and investigation

Investigations
1st Identified Written Reference (1793); Other (1980)

Identifiers

HER
Scottish Borders 57292
National record
record NT 64 NE 22; monument 57292
Wikidata
Q31107016

Sources

References

  1. Stat Acct (date) Statistical Account of Scotland: Drawn up from the Communications of the Ministers of the Different Parishes (Sinclair, J ed), 1791-99