Building record MAB35647 - FERRAR
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Summary
Remains of hut circles and an associated field system in an area of whin and bracken.
Protected Status/Designation
- Scheduled Monument 6316
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 4884 9876 (595m by 321m) Centred at - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO49NE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Aboyne and Glentanar |
Type and Period (8)
- FIELD SYSTEM (Prehistoric - 40000 BC to 400 AD)
- ENCLOSURE (Prehistoric - 40000 BC to 400 AD)
- HUT CIRCLE (Prehistoric - 40000 BC to 400 AD)
- WALL (Prehistoric - 40000 BC to 400 AD)
- CAIRN? (Prehistoric - 40000 BC to 400 AD)
- HOUSE (Prehistoric - 40000 BC to 400 AD)
- HOUSE (Prehistoric - 40000 BC to 400 AD)
- CAIRN? (Prehistoric - 40000 BC to 400 AD)
Full Description
Remains of hut circles and an associated field system in an area of whin and bracken. In an area centred at NO489988 there is a group of 15 cairns close to a prehistoric wall. There are two other cairns at NO48979860 and NO49069830 and another wall winding south from a point just west of them. A possible burial cairn, oval and maximum 20 m across and 1.5 m high, stands at NO48769874. There is an enclosure on a slight eminence at NO48569864. It is so heavily overgrown that it is impossible to classify. The field system centred at NO488988 comprises clearance cairns and well-defined field banks, the cairns ranging from 3-5 m across. A hut-circle lies to the south of the road, between the road and the disused railway at NO485986. At NO49029828 are the footings of a depopulated house with associated enclosure. A large monolith at NO48929885, has probably been used as a fence post but is probably not of archaeological significance.
OGSTON, A, 1931, PREHIST ANTIQ HOWE OF CROMAR, 57-9 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1358.
AOC ARCHAEOLOGY, 1996, ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY AT FERRAR, DINNET FARMS, Sites 1,2,3, 8 (Bibliographic reference). SAB8437.
Author unknown, 1996, DES, 6 (Bibliographic reference). SAB77.
Dec 18 2006 , AAS/96/4/DG0965-7, AAS/96/4/DG0965-7 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB19080.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- HES Scheduled Monument Number: 6316;
- NMR Card Number: NO49NE7;
- NRHE Numlink: 33974;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO49NE0006;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM6316 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/33974 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SAB1358 Bibliographic reference: OGSTON, A. 1931. PREHIST ANTIQ HOWE OF CROMAR. 57-9.
- --- SAB19080 Air-oblique Photograph: Dec 18 2006 . AAS/96/4/DG0965-7. DG. AAS/96/4/DG0965-7.
- --- SAB77 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. 1996. DES. 6.
- --- SAB8437 Bibliographic reference: AOC ARCHAEOLOGY. 1996. ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY AT FERRAR, DINNET FARMS. Sites 1,2,3, 8.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Sep 13 2023 11:22AM
