Building record MAB4283 - BALLCORACH
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Summary
Field system consisting of circa 50 Stone Clearance Heaps, vague field banks and lynchets but with no visible remains of huts.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 1610 2655 (574m by 850m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ12NE |
| Authority | Moray |
| Civil Parish | Kirkmichael |
Type and Period (6)
- FIELD SYSTEM (Late Upper Palaeolithic to 19th Century - 40000 BC to 1899 AD)
- CAIRN (Late Upper Palaeolithic to 19th Century - 40000 BC to 1899 AD)
- LYNCHET (Late Upper Palaeolithic to 19th Century - 40000 BC to 1899 AD)
- SETTLEMENT (Late Upper Palaeolithic to 19th Century - 40000 BC to 1899 AD)
- FIELD (Late Upper Palaeolithic to 19th Century - 40000 BC to 1899 AD)
- BANK (EARTHWORK) (Late Upper Palaeolithic to 19th Century - 40000 BC to 1899 AD)
Full Description
Field system consisting of circa 50 Stone Clearance Heaps, vague field banks and lynchets but with no visible remains of huts. A minor depopulated settlement encroaches on the lower west side, containing three buildings of various heights from turf covered footings to 1 m high. There are also several large oblong fields.
ORDNANCE SURVEY, 1871, Ordnance Name Book, (1869) 23 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1360.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: MOR;
- NMR Card Number: NJ12NE8;
- NRHE Numlink: 15974;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ12NE0008;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/15974 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SAB1360 Bibliographic reference: ORDNANCE SURVEY. 1871. Ordnance Name Book. (1869) 23.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Record last edited
Aug 31 2022 2:23PM
