Thank you chick.
Thanks Chashio. No, it didn't start that way.
The 'East Road' is a short part extending from a larger south road which meets the coast road down near Low Barmuck.
The Gherhaser family had other property and structures along the way east and were the most prominent people in the area, which is quite sparse in population.
That East road truly leads to their estate for purposes of trade. It didn't originally have walls enclosing it but then... the sea raiders and more crime and strife lead to what was hoped would be defensive measures. A new stable building was built to be encompassed by the wall. Those measures didn't work, of course, and so the family was nearly destroyed. Almost. A nephew was abroad and a daughter managed escape to the north.