Building No 8
This house byre has an interesting floor surface showing the drain which has been filled in with the perforated stones cut to accommodate the posts separating individually stalled animals. Finds show that this byre became a house. The small chamber has been changed from house to byre.
Building No 9
In Building No 9 at the house end the original hearth and two seats are still visible but the byre end was eventually taken over by the house and a new fireplace was created. The floor surface was covered with large slates which capped a drainage system to keep the floor surface dry, presumably for the occupants to sleep on.
The most interesting aspect of these slates was inscriptions incised onto them, including signatures and designs, among them a union jack! Other objects including clay tobacco pipes, pottery, metalwork, and coins indicate the dates of occupation.
The position of an original footbridge can be seen downstream from the existing one which leads to the next part of the site via the original hollow way created in the 17th century by continued usage.
