Building record MAB36510 - NEW MAINS OF GUYND
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Summary
A desk based assessment and walkover survey carried out by HAS in 2014 ahead of proposed development recorded a number of field boundary walls and banks, as depicted on historic OS maps.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 5631 4286 (784m by 685m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO54SE |
| Civil Parish | Carmyllie |
| Authority | Angus |
Type and Period (5)
Full Description
A desk based assessment and walkover survey carried out by HAS in 2014 ahead of proposed development recorded a number of field boundary walls and banks, as depicted on historic OS maps. Drystone walls, with fine carved stone gateposts, form the boundaries of some of the fields, the walls of double skin construction with capstones. Their state of preservation varies but they stand up to 1.5m high in places. One section of drystone wall at NO5639442587 to NO5640442565 is of slightly different character to other local field boundaries although constructed of the same stone: it is curving and in a poorer state of preservation. A turf-covered bank running from NO566342982 - NO5664443159 - NO5646443119 may be the degraded remains of a drystone wall. Within the woodland between NO5662043168 and NO5669643196 is a length of ditch and bank, the ditch 2m wide, the bank to the north 1.3m wide. A small pile of stones at NO5597942614 probably represents field clearance. A watching brief was carried out in October 2015 by HAS prior to the proposed development, with a focus on observing work on the turf-covered bank (F2 in walkover survey), although a total of six trenches were excavated in the north-western and north-eastern fields. At least two phases of enclosures were recorded, with the earliest (F2) possibly dating from the early-19th century or earlier, and three different types of land drains were also recorded. No features, deposits or artefacts of archaeological significance were identified.
HIGHLAND ARCHAEOLOGY SERVICES, 2014, NEW MAINS OF GUYND SOLAR PARK: ARCHAEOLOGY AND CULTURAL HERITAGE BASELINE SURVEY, DBA and Walkover Survey (Bibliographic reference). SAB4458.
ARCAHEOLOGY SCOTLAND, 2015, DISCOVERY AND EXCAVATION IN SCOTLAND. NEW SERIES, VOLUME 15, 2014, pp37-8 (Bibliographic reference). SAB5542.
HIGHLAND ARCHAEOLOGICAL SERVICES, 2015, MAINS OF GUYND, ARBROATH, ANGUS: ARCHAEOLOGICAL WATCHING BRIEF, Watching Brief (Bibliographic reference). SAB4484.
ARCHAEOLOGY SCOTLAND, 2017, DISCOVERY AND EXCAVATION IN SCOTLAND, NEW SERIES, VOLUME 17, 2016, p. 25 (Bibliographic reference). SAB6497.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ANG;
- NMR Card Number: NO54SE43;
- NRHE Numlink: 350883;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO54SE0062;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/350883 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SAB4458 Bibliographic reference: HIGHLAND ARCHAEOLOGY SERVICES. 2014. NEW MAINS OF GUYND SOLAR PARK: ARCHAEOLOGY AND CULTURAL HERITAGE BASELINE SURVEY. DBA and Walkover Survey.
- --- SAB4484 Bibliographic reference: HIGHLAND ARCHAEOLOGICAL SERVICES. 2015. MAINS OF GUYND, ARBROATH, ANGUS: ARCHAEOLOGICAL WATCHING BRIEF. Watching Brief.
- --- SAB5542 Bibliographic reference: ARCAHEOLOGY SCOTLAND. 2015. DISCOVERY AND EXCAVATION IN SCOTLAND. NEW SERIES, VOLUME 15, 2014. pp37-8.
- --- SAB6497 Bibliographic reference: ARCHAEOLOGY SCOTLAND. 2017. DISCOVERY AND EXCAVATION IN SCOTLAND, NEW SERIES, VOLUME 17, 2016. p. 25.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (3)
Record last edited
Jul 30 2019 4:54PM
