Evidence for Multiperiod Occupation at Popple Burn Bank, Ednam, Scottish Borders

Proposed development at Popple Burn Park, Ednam, Scottish Borders, prompted an archaeological evaluation in May 2018, which revealed several archaeological features. With the archaeological potential of the area identified, three subsequent phases of excavation between 2018 and 2021 revealed multi-period activity that ranged from the Bronze Age to the medieval period, evidenced through analysis of pottery, and a programme of radiocarbon dating. Several linear features that ran across the site likely represent the remains of former field boundaries, with the remaining features comprising pits and postholes that did not form any obvious structures. It is likely that the features encountered at Popple Burn Park are part of a wider zone of rural medieval activity centred beyond the extents of the excavated area, with sporadic elements of earlier prehistoric activity.