Building record MAB33503 - THE DRUMS
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Summary
Remains of three farmsteads of at least two different periods and of a hut-circle.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 3576 6889 (479m by 385m) Centred at - Point |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO36NE |
| Civil Parish | Cortachy & Clova |
| Authority | Angus |
Type and Period (9)
- FARMSTEAD (Late Upper Palaeolithic to 19th Century - 40000 BC to 1899 AD)
- TOWNSHIP (Late Upper Palaeolithic to 19th Century - 40000 BC to 1899 AD)
- 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)
- KILN (Late Upper Palaeolithic to 19th Century - 40000 BC to 1899 AD)
- TERRACE (Late Upper Palaeolithic to 19th Century - 40000 BC to 1899 AD)
- DITCH (Late Upper Palaeolithic to 19th Century - 40000 BC to 1899 AD)
- YARD (Late Upper Palaeolithic to 19th Century - 40000 BC to 1899 AD)
- SHEEP FOLD (Late Upper Palaeolithic to 19th Century - 40000 BC to 1899 AD)
Full Description
Remains of three farmsteads of at least two different periods and of a hut-circle. RCAHMS during field survey recorded a township, comprising at least six buildings and four huts, spread across undulating rough pasture about 250m southwest of The Drums. In the same area there are two sheepfolds and traces of rig cultivation. There is no cohesive pattern to the remains, and the relationship of some of the structures to the relict cultivation clearly indicates a considerable chronological depth. Surveyed as part of Scotland's Rural Past programme in 2009, which identified the following additional features. The northeast range has a stone terrace along the façade of the southeast compartment. Inside this compartment is a later pen. The outshot at the southeast end contains a similar pen. Between the northeast range and the southeast building runs a narrow passage to the former. South of the southeast building lies a yard. Its southern dyke breaks the line of the linear field dyke. Between the southeast building and the southwest range is a filled-in corn drying kiln, 2.5m in diameter. A ditch runs along the uphill side of the southwest range. The site was visited by Alder Archaeology during walkover survey in advance of a proposed hydro-electric scheme.
LELONG, O, 1999, KILBURN, TARRABUCKLE, WESTER EGGIE FARMS. (Bibliographic reference). SAB1102.
ALDER ARCHAEOLOGY, 2017, ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESK-BASED ASSESSMENT AND WALKOVER SURVEY: KILBURN, GLEN CLOVA, ANGUS (Bibliographic reference). SAB7857.
Feb 12 2008 , AAS/08/01/DG149-54, AAS/08/01/DG149-54 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB21251.
Feb 12 2008 , AAS/08/01/DG8520-1, AAS/08/01/DG8520-1 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB21255.
May 30 2000 , AAS/00/07/CT48-56, AAS/00/07/CT48-56 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB29324.
May 30 2000 , AAS/00/07/G22/3,4, AAS/00/07/G22/3,4 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB29325.
Nov 3 2000 , GR/00/CT516-7,519-22, GR/00/CT516-7,519-22 (Ground Photograph). SAB20994.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ANG;
- NMR Card Number: NO36NE31;
- NRHE Numlink: 254407;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO36NE0018;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/254407 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (7)
- --- SAB1102 Bibliographic reference: LELONG, O. 1999. KILBURN, TARRABUCKLE, WESTER EGGIE FARMS..
- --- SAB20994 Ground Photograph: Nov 3 2000 . GR/00/CT516-7,519-22. Colour Transparency. GR/00/CT516-7,519-22.
- --- SAB21251 Air-oblique Photograph: Feb 12 2008 . AAS/08/01/DG149-54. DG. AAS/08/01/DG149-54.
- --- SAB21255 Air-oblique Photograph: Feb 12 2008 . AAS/08/01/DG8520-1. DG. AAS/08/01/DG8520-1.
- --- SAB29324 Air-oblique Photograph: May 30 2000 . AAS/00/07/CT48-56. Colour Transparency. AAS/00/07/CT48-56.
- --- SAB29325 Air-oblique Photograph: May 30 2000 . AAS/00/07/G22/3,4. Black & White. AAS/00/07/G22/3,4.
- --- SAB7857 Bibliographic reference: ALDER ARCHAEOLOGY. 2017. ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESK-BASED ASSESSMENT AND WALKOVER SURVEY: KILBURN, GLEN CLOVA, ANGUS.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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Record last edited
May 12 2020 3:41PM
