What is recorded here

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

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.