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Carby Hill
Trip No.73 Entry No.1 Date Added: 14th May 2018
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Scotland (Scottish Borders)
Visited: Yes on 13th May 2018. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 4
Carby Hill submitted by Anne T on 25th Jun 2017. We only saw Carby Hill Settlement from the Milnholm Cross just south of Newcastleton, then again from the track by the quarry just below the fort/settlement. When we arrived, we saw some enormous cattle grazing the site. Even my husband balked, and he was brought up on a farm and is used to these beasts. Looking forward to a return trip in the not too distant future - it looks amazing.
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Log Text: Carby Hill Hillfort/Settlement, Scottish Borders: Literally just across the border from England, we parked by the cattle grid at NY 48834 83744, opposite the bungalow/farm. Just to our south east, there was (unusually for Scotland) a footpath sign which led up to the hillfort, so we decided to follow it. A mistake. The gate into the field of sheep was wired shut, so we had to duck under the electric fence. Following the slope uphill, we had to tackle three or four deep field drains, full of running water.
It wasn’t until we got towards the top of the slope that the walls of the settlement came into view. And what walls.
This is a really brilliant site. The last time we tried to get up here, there was an absolutely monumentally huge bull and cattle on top of the hill. This time, there were only sheep and their lambs. With 360 degree views, it was superb.
The interior of the hillfort is not large, but we made out four, if not five, hut circles, still with their banks intact, plus a watchtower in the north eastern corner.
Not much of the walls remains on the north/north eastern side, but there are lower banks of stones. We walked round the outer edge of the wall, to where stones have been piled up to form a modern cairn, overlooking the Liddel Water valley below. We descended the hill from the western side of the hillfort, which avoided the field drains, and a much easier walk.
Will O'Greena's Stane
Trip No.73 Entry No.2 Date Added: 14th May 2018
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Scottish Borders)
Visited: Saw from a distance on 13th May 2018. My rating: Condition -1 Ambience 4 Access 4
Will O'Greena''s Stane submitted by Anne T on 14th May 2018. The red arrow points to the approximate grid reference where this prehistoric standing stone was originally sited.
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Log Text: Will O'Greena's Stone, Kersehopefoot: What a beautiful spot, where Kersehope Burn meets Liddel Water. Certainly very historic, if you can reconcile Canmore's version with the interpretation board on site. On the Reiver's Trail, its an easy (if wet, due to heavy rain) walk along the old railway embankment, although to descend into the field between the embankment and the river to find the stone, it's a six foot or so slither down the embankment. We walked up and down, down and up, trying to find any sandstone boulder/stone which matched the description on Canmore (thank goodness for a mobile signal to call up the record 'in the field').
I eventually spotted this stone next to a gate/fence backing onto private property. The strong fence with two lines of barbed wire made me think twice about hopping across the fence, and we could see no obvious other route into the field to check. A beautiful spot but so disappointing that, having mentioned this famous stone, they hadn't made sure it (what remained of it) could be seen.