<< Our Photo Pages >> Erskine Park - Ancient Village or Settlement in Scotland in Renfrewshire
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Multi-periodSite Name: Erskine Park Alternative Name: Mar Hall Bronze Age SettlementCountry: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 0.701 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Renfrewshire Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Erskine Nearest Village: Bishopton
Map Ref: NS45607220
Latitude: 55.918032N Longitude: 4.472197W
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AstroGeologist visited on 13th May 2019 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 2 Erskine Neolithic Park :
A large settlement spanning about 3km on the Southern Bank of the Clyde, where the River slowly starts to become the Firth of Clyde.
On this visit l had a look around the Western side of the settlement, down at the bay at Longhaugh Point, where Enclosures, Cropmarks and a Ring Ditch were located. Also found in this area was six Mesolithic Flint Blades, a Flint Arrowhead, Bronze Age Stone Hammer, Bronze Bracelet and a Logboat among other prehistoric artefacts.
A small Menhir, aligned to the cardinal points is located less than 1km away.
I had a good look about the area, looking for more Cup & Ring Marked Rocks, getting up as far as the Big Wood that separates the two golf courses, but didn't find any this time. The area would have been a good spot for fishing or hunting, it is really peaceful and l didn't see a single soul except when passing the golf course.
*Getting There ; From Bishopton train station it is approx 3km away (45 min walk)
Walk down Station Road for 80m and take a left up Gledstane Road, after 230m you'll come to Greenock Road. Head NE up Greenock Road for 770m and you'll come to Ferry Road (B815) on your right hand side. Take the Ferry Road (Crossing over the M8 after 0.5km) and you'll arrive at a turn off called Golf Road, go down this road.
Walk along Golf Road, passing the golf course, and you'll arrive at a crossroads with a farmhouse on your right after 725m, go down past the house and you'll see a gate leading through the fields towards the river. Go through the gate and walk between the trees for 1/4km and you'll arrive at the bay at Longhaugh Point.
To the North of the M8 motorway at Erskine, on the Southern bank of the River Clyde are the remains of a large Bronze Age settlement.
Only recently discovered in 2007 when building the Erskine golf course, excavation's in June 2007 revealed the site measured about 70m in diameter, and was very well defended, with an outer palisade, a ditch, and then two further inner palisades and at least four concentric ringed features, with a large entranceway.
Further excavation's in Nov~Dec 2007 recorded the full extent of the site, and in addition to the main enclosure, several pits and a burnt mound were recorded. The site was then covered in terram and landscaped to form a protective buffer over the unexcavated parts of the site, preserving them for the time being.
Further down on the perimeter of Erskine golf course a 30mm long Brown Flint Arrowhead, and a 40mm diameter Bronze Bracelet were found, not far from a Logboat discovered in 1893.
Nearby, on the land in front of the small bay at Longhaugh Point, are Enclosures, Cropmarks and a Ring Ditch. Six Mesolithic Flint Blades and a Bronze Age Stone Hammer were also found around this area.
400m to the East, just on the other side of the Erskine bridge, is Bodon Boo Plantation (Named after the old River Clyde Island of Bodinbo) with grassy slopes running down to a riverside beach, and around this area, a Stone Axe, Bronze Axe, and a Bronze Age Spearhead was found, along with a 9m long, dug out Oak Canoe.
For more information : Canmore ID 305758.
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