A few years ago Tom Broad of the Borders Archaeology Society (BAS), supported by Northumberland National Park and SBC, organised a project to conduct an archaeological survey of the Halterburn valley. After a certain amount of work had been carried out the survey had to be put on hold for various reasons. Since then YHS member Jean Hirst has taken over. This project has now been going for a number of years and the first report, covering the area at the head of the valley, should be published shortly. The survey is conducted by members of ACFA (Association of Certified Field Archaeologists - see HERE for more info) led by Dugie MacInnes, many of whose members come from as far afield as Lanarkshire to help, along with folks from BAS and from YHS. The Halterburn Valley turns out to be packed with fascinating, but previously unrecorded, sites - ranging from relatively modern shielings through to a number of Bronze Age hut platforms and a burnt mound.
The group have recently spent three days (27th-29th March) hard at work. The weather was beautifully sunny, if cold - curlews could be heard calling on the hilltops, sadly an increasingly rare phenomenon. The photos above and below show members of the team surveying new features in the large and complex Witchcleuch Burn site. Piers Dixon suggests that this may be the site of 'Colpenhope Grange' - the property used by Kelso Abbey to manage the area, which once belonged to them. It may well also be the site of a secular settlement called 'Elter', which is known to have existed at a later date. Whatever the case, the large site is littered with fascinating lumps and bumps, suggestive of a long and complex history. The last feature we mapped was a beautifully preserved corn-drying kiln. YHS members and other who are interested in joining in with the project will be very welcome - notice of the next survey will be sent out via our Mailchimp email list.
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