Building record MAB42833 - TREES 1

Cairnfield comprising a group of about 65 cairns which extend over 4 ha.

Cairnfield comprising a group of about 65 cairns which extend over 4 ha. They run into land of Newlands Farm. There is also an oval feature circa 78m west of angle of fence by a pylon. It consists of a low stony platform, oval in plan, the long axis circa north-south and with a distinct edge. There is an interior space, with a possible partition in the southern half, 12m by 6m by 0.5m high, the wall circa 1m to 2m wide. A detailed survey of this site was undertaken by CSA in 2003-04 as part of the Aberdeen-Lochside Gas Pipeline Project, and 75 individual clearance cairns were located. A line of clearance cairns was identified, and spatial variations in the nature and preservation of the cairns were noted. An evaluation was carried out on two alternative routes through the cairnfield. 11 trenches were excavated by machine, no features of archaeological interest were found. seven cairns within the two proposed wayleaves were evaluated with hand-dug trenches, and four cairns (1, 2, 8 and 9) were fully excavated. Their constitution was determined and three of the cairns were found to have possible old ground surfaces sealed beneath them. It is possible that a variety of periods are represented and that while some of the cairns may be of post-Improvement date, others are likely to be much older and may be prehistoric. It is also possible that some cairns have more ancient origins but have also been added to more recently.

MURRAY, J. C., 2002, PARK-STONEHAVEN: WATCHING BRIEF ON 33KV LINE, p1 (Bibliographic reference). SAB2938.

watching brief

GLENDINNING, B, 2003, Aberdeen-Lochside Pipeline Watching Brief (Bibliographic reference). SAB2597.

CFA, 2004, ABERDEEN-LOCHSIDE GAS PIPELINE: COSTED POST-EXCAVATION ASSESSMENT (Bibliographic reference). SAB5219.

CFA, 2004, ABERDEEN-LOCHSIDE GAS PIPELINE: EXCAVATIONS OF SITES 69, 132, 158, 298, 299 & 349 (Bibliographic reference). SAB5231.

CFA, 2004, ABERDEEN-LOCHSIDE NATURAL GAS PIPELINE: EVALUATIONS (Bibliographic reference). SAB5237.

CFA, 2004, ABERDEEN-LOCHSIDE NATURAL GAS PIPELINE: SUMMARY ACCOUNT OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIELDWORK (Bibliographic reference). SAB5239.

CFA, 2004, ABERDEEN-LOCHSIDE NATURAL GAS PIPELINE: WSI ANNEXES 1 & 2 (Bibliographic reference). SAB5240.

JOHNSON, M, 2005, DES VOL5, 2004, p.13 (Bibliographic reference). SAB920.

survey, excavation

Mar 4 1993 , AAS/93/07/G16/5,6, AAS/93/07/G16/5,6 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB16196.

RCAHMS, n.d., N KINC LIST, No186 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1509.

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Jun 4 2020 10:09AM