Break Down Of Boundary Type And Condition
| Stock proof wall sections alone | 0m |
| Stock proof wall sections with attached upper level post and wire | 210m |
| Derelict wall sections with continuous post and wire fence | 2960m |
| Hedge banks alone | 900m |
| Replanted hedge banks | 690m |
| Hedge banks (remnant) with continuous post and wire fence | 5060m |
| Hedge banks with walls/wall foundations and post and wire fence | 0m |
| Post and wire fence alone | 16690m |
| Total | 26,510m |
Within survey area 2 only 11% of boundaries are represented by dry stone walls and only 7% of these walls remain stock proof. Their condition is generally poor and would appear in terms of the holding boundaries to be largely redundant. Where sections do survive they are constructed with neat courses of roughly squared carboniferous sandstone.
The frequency of the through stones varies and since many consist of foundation courses only, the information to be gleaned was very limited. The short sections at Coquet Cairn and Spylaw indicate that there was a more extensive pattern of dry stone walls above 200m OD of these; very little however remains.
Hedge banks make up 25% of the total boundaries and replanted sections account for only 10% of the total number of hedge banks. All other hedges are derelict or merely eroded remnants and redundant in the agricultural context.
Post and wire or sheep netting fences make up the bulk of the stockproof boundaries whether in association with redundant structures, including earlier metal stanchion fences, or in isolation. Indeed, 74% of boundaries are represented by fences alone and generally consist of sections where there have been no earlier boundaries. A feature of these fences is the reuse of elements associated with the disused railway, in the form of gate stoops constructed of railway sleepers etc.
