Building record MAB32112 - TORGALTER
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Summary
Cairns, possible hut circle, longhouses and enclosures.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 2886 9593 (249m by 209m) Centred at - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO29NE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Glenmuick, Tullich and Glengairn |
Type and Period (7)
- HOUSE (Late Upper Palaeolithic to 19th Century - 40000 BC to 1899 AD)
- ENCLOSURE (Late Upper Palaeolithic to 19th Century - 40000 BC to 1899 AD)
- TRACKWAY (Late Upper Palaeolithic to 19th Century - 40000 BC to 1899 AD)
- KILN (Late Upper Palaeolithic to 19th Century - 40000 BC to 1899 AD)
- HUT CIRCLE? (Late Upper Palaeolithic to 19th Century - 40000 BC to 1899 AD)
- CAIRN? (Late Upper Palaeolithic to 19th Century - 40000 BC to 1899 AD)
- CAIRN? (Late Upper Palaeolithic to 19th Century - 40000 BC to 1899 AD)
Full Description
Cairns, possible hut circle, longhouses and enclosures. In an area of birch and Scots pine there is the remains of a possible hut circle at NO2885 9595. Its diameter is circa 10m with wall spread to 2m. It sits on a slight platform and has an entrance on the south. Two pine trees are growing on the western side. To the east and south-east of the hut are at least four low cairns 40-50cm high, circa 5-6m in diameter, one of which may be a kerb cairn, all partly grass-covered. One has a large boulder sitting in the middle of a slight depression in the centre of the cairn. Towards the west and south of the hut are the remains of a depopulated settlement with at least seven houses with attached enclosures scattered across the area. Most have trees growing within them. Running diagonally across the slope in a northwest-southeast direction is an old grass-covered road or track part bordered by a very low wall. Several mature Scots pine are growing on the road. At circa NO 28889603 are the remains of another longhouse which is cut by a very denuded low wall and a later fence.
GREIG, M, 1993, DES : AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE, 38 (Bibliographic reference). SAB698.
Feb 15 1993 , AAS/93/03/G6/14, AAS/93/03/G6/14 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB15168.
Oct 27 1998 , Untitled Source (Ground Photograph). SAB17080.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NO29NE19;
- NRHE Numlink: 80034;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO29NE0015;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/80034 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (3)
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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Record last edited
Jun 25 2020 3:19PM
