Building record MAB41615 - CRYNE CORSE ROAD

Road.

Road. Allegedly a Roman road but more likely a medieval drove road. Field survey in 2003 ahead of track upgrading found no trace of the original route along the modern forest track where upgrading required. Field survey in 2005 noted that at NO 75908385 the track has been upgraded to provide access. Field survey in 2010 ahead of upgrading for substation access noted that this section of road is up an upgraded forest road with no trace of its former character, To he south of Fetteresso Forest the road survives as a waterlogged hollow-way though it may have been modified for use as a modern drainage ditch. Part of the track was upgraded in 2012 in connection with a proposed substation (NO78NE0044). The upgrading required very little groundbreaking works, limited to a new passing place in the vicinity of NO78NE0011. A watching brief recorded no archaeological features or artefacts. A watching brief in 2014 during topsoil stripping across the route of the road found no structure of any road surface with topsoil lying directly over natural.

CFA ARCHAEOLOGY, 2012, MID HILL WIND FARM SUBSTATION, ABERDEENSHIRE: ARCHAEOLOGICAL MITIGATION (Bibliographic reference). SAB5348.

SSEN, 2024, HURLIE 400KV SUBSTATION ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (Bibliographic reference). SAB4889.

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Jun 23 2025 12:44PM