Building record MAB12931 - WHITE HILL

Remains of an enclosure formed by a severely robbed drystone wall, traceable now only as a rickle of stones.

Remains of an enclosure formed by a severely robbed drystone wall, traceable now only as a rickle of stones. There is no trace of an entrance or interior occupation. Originally described as a large circle of stones from which many stones had been removed for building purposes. It is in a poor defensive position. This feature when photographed in 24/1/00 was deemed too large to be a stone circle, and there would appear to be more stones surviving than first reported. An evaluation was carried out in November 2016 by Gordon Noble and Oskar Svienbarnarson. The monument was recorded as consiting a sub-circular enclosure measuring circa 39 metres east-west and 34 metres north-south, defined by a low stone wall. The enclosure wall measures between 2-4 metres wide and up to 0.3 metres high. No evidence of an entrance or internal features are visible. A series of trenches were excavated, generally finding subsoil and few anthropogenic features. A possible interior feature in the form of stone rubble was identified in one trench, and another had traces of a potential floor layer near the outer enclosure wall.

ORDNANCE SURVEY, 1871, Ordnance Name Book, No14(1866) 52,56 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1360.

COLES, FR, 1902, REPORT ON STONE CIRCLES IN ABERDEENSHIRE IN PSAS 36(1901-2) 488-581, 552-3 (Bibliographic reference). SAB232.

ARCHAEOLOGY SCOTLAND, 2018, DISCOVERY AND EXCAVATION IN SCOTLAND, VOLUME 18, 2017, p. 13 (Bibliographic reference). SAB6463.

Jan 24 2000 , AAS/00/02/CT40-3, AAS/00/02/CT40-3 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB12471.

Jan 24 2000 , AAS/00/02/G3/9-11, AAS/00/02/G3/9-11 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB12470.

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May 5 2020 3:16PM