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***SWAAG_ID***	884
Date Entered	27/07/2015
Updated on	28/07/2015
Recorded by	Tim Laurie
Category	Settlement
Record Type	Archaeology
Site Access	Public Access Land
Record Date	25/07/2015
Location	Orgate Scar
Civil Parish	Marske
Brit. National Grid	NZ 094 021
Altitude	300m
Geology	Talus scree and kame terrace below sheer cliff formed by The Main Limestone.
Record Name	Extended settlement remains below Orgate Scar
Record Description	The existence of a single round house with associated enclosures on both sides of the 18C dry stone field wall at NZ094001 (centre) had been recognised and photographed from the top edge of Orgate Scar during March 2013, see photos below and also those on SWAAG Record No 700, but no record had been uploaded to indicate the full extent of these features. A recent visit to Orgate Scar enabled these features to be examined closely in more detail, see photo images below. No survey or HER record has yet been made of these structures which may represent occupation at different periods. For further images of the fine yews and relict woodland on and below Orgate Scar, see SWAAG Records Nos 195,584,700,702,706,708,709
Dimensions	See photos
Additional Notes	Thes interesting settlement remains are probably not on record and a small survey is needed to adequately describe them. The visible structural remains include two possible ring cairns, one good round house within a small enclosure to the east of the recent field wall and, to the west of the wall, several very roughly constructed huts with associated enclosures at the base of the scree together with several paddock like fields with clearance cairns which take advantage of the deeper soil on the kame terrace.
Image 1 ID	6336 Click image to enlarge
Image 1 Description	Enclosures at base of scree below the Scar, west of the 18C field wall.
Image 2 ID	6337 Click image to enlarge
Image 2 Description	Detail of the enclosure from the field wall at the top of the scree.
Image 3 ID	6339 Click image to enlarge
Image 3 Description	Isolated round house with attached enclosure in pasture east of the wall, photographed from the top edge of Orgate Scar.
Image 4 ID	6340 Click image to enlarge
Image 4 Description	Closer view of this ring bank interpreted as a round huse. the stone banked enclosure is present but not visible on these photos.
Image 5 ID	6341 Click image to enlarge
Image 5 Description	View southward from Orgate SCar, winter.
Image 6 ID	6342 Click image to enlarge
Image 6 Description	Enclosure at base of scree as seen from the wall at the base of the cliff.
Image 7 ID	6343 Click image to enlarge
Image 7 Description	Enclosure at base of scree
Image 8 ID	6344 Click image to enlarge
Image 8 Description	Small ring bank, small hut but no entrance indicates that this may be a ring cairn, close to the settlement enclosure
Image 9 ID	6345 Click image to enlarge
Image 9 Description	The same
Image 10 ID	6346 Click image to enlarge
Image 10 Description	Entrance through stone banked enclosure leading to cleared paddock with several large clearance cairns
Image 11 ID	6347 Click image to enlarge
Image 11 Description	Detail of enclosure bank at entrance.
Image 12 ID	6348 Click image to enlarge
Image 12 Description	Irregular structure constructed at perimeter of the enclosure.
Image 13 ID	6349 Click image to enlarge
Image 13 Description	Irregular structure constructed at perimeter of the enclosure.
Image 14 ID	6450 Click image to enlarge
Image 14 Description
Image 15 ID	6351 Click image to enlarge
Image 15 Description	Cleared field on kame terrace with clearance heaps.
Image 16 ID	6352 Click image to enlarge
Image 16 Description	Clearance heap.
Image 17 ID	6353 Click image to enlarge
Image 17 Description	Isolated hut circle
Image 18 ID	6354 Click image to enlarge
Image 18 Description	Possible ring cairn
Image 19 ID	6355 Click image to enlarge
Image 19 Description	Round house platform with later mining delves.