Building record MAB33493 - THE DRUMS
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Summary
Remains of three large adjoining hut-circles, recorded by A M Dick in 2000.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 3593 6928 (366m by 601m) Centred at - Point |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO36NE |
| Civil Parish | Cortachy & Clova |
| Authority | Angus |
Type and Period (6)
- HUT CIRCLE (Late Upper Palaeolithic to 19th Century - 40000 BC to 1899 AD)
- RIDGE AND FURROW (Late Upper Palaeolithic to 19th Century - 40000 BC to 1899 AD)
- CAIRN (Late Upper Palaeolithic to 19th Century - 40000 BC to 1899 AD)
- FARMSTEAD (Late Upper Palaeolithic to 19th Century - 40000 BC to 1899 AD)
- Long House (Late Upper Palaeolithic to 19th Century - 40000 BC to 1899 AD)
- SAW PIT (Late Upper Palaeolithic to 19th Century - 40000 BC to 1899 AD)
Full Description
Remains of three large adjoining hut-circles, recorded by A M Dick in 2000. They lie on the top of a small rise. They are surrounded with low clearance cairns, some very subdued. There are also the remains of a farmstead lying just opposite The Drums, with longhouses and saw-pit. Areas of subdued rig lie to the east. There are also other structures to the east and south scattered over the area. Prehistoric pottery was discovered in an area disturbed by animals adjacent to one of the roundhouses by Dick in 2000. The pottery included two rim sherds, one of which was tentatively dated to the Late Bronze Age/Early Iron Age with a broad flat rim and the other has an upright, slightly pointed rim with an internal bevel. RCAHMS field visit 1999 recorded a sheepfold, (NO 36055 69219) clearance cairn, area of rig and furrow and bank on a terrace in improved pasture about 150m north-northeast of The Drums.
LELONG, O, 1999, KILBURN, TARRABUCKLE, WESTER EGGIE FARMS. (Bibliographic reference). SAB1102.
DICK, A.M., 2000, DES 2000, THE DRUMS, p12, p12 (Bibliographic reference). SAB2468.
POTTERY RIM SHERDS
Feb 12 2008 , AAS/08/01/DG151, AAS/08/01/DG151 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB21252.
Jan 1 2000 , AAS/GR/00/CT02, AAS/GR/00/CT02 (Ground Photograph). SAB33151.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ANG;
- NMR Card Number: NO36NE27;
- NRHE Numlink: 254400;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO36NE0008;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/254400 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SAB1102 Bibliographic reference: LELONG, O. 1999. KILBURN, TARRABUCKLE, WESTER EGGIE FARMS..
- --- SAB21252 Air-oblique Photograph: Feb 12 2008 . AAS/08/01/DG151. DG. AAS/08/01/DG151.
- --- SAB2468 Bibliographic reference: DICK, A.M.. 2000. DES 2000, THE DRUMS, p12. N. p12.
- --- SAB33151 Ground Photograph: Jan 1 2000 . AAS/GR/00/CT02. Colour Transparency. AAS/GR/00/CT02.
Finds (2)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Record last edited
Oct 8 2021 3:40PM
