Earthwork record MAB43223 - CNOC CAILLICHE

Hillfort or enclosure formed by a shallow ditch 4m wide and 2m deep with an earth and stone bank on inside and a slight counterscarp bank on the outside.

Hillfort or enclosure formed by a shallow ditch 4m wide and 2m deep with an earth and stone bank on inside and a slight counterscarp bank on the outside. There is no evidence of internal structures although a photo taken in February 2000 shows possible low banks within the enclosure. A ditch surrounds the base on the south and west sides. The entrance appears to be at the northeast end. The fort, situated in rough pasture on the summit of a cone shaped hill, is oval, measuring 55m from northeast-southwest by 29m transversely. Also known as Wheedlemont. An excavation was carried out in August-September 2017 by Gordon Noble and Edouard Masson-Maclean as part of the Comparative Kingship project. Three trenches were excavated. Structural remains were recorded within the inner and outer ditch. Internally there were no structural remains, but cut features and charcoal rich deposits were recorded, possibly representing a floor and hearth. A trench on the possible entrance on the east side of the fort identified the terminal of the northern ditch, but no structural evidence of an entrance was identified.

JERVISE, A, 1870, PSAS 8(1869-70) 323-330, 327 (Bibliographic reference). SAB890.

ORDNANCE SURVEY, 1871, Ordnance Name Book, No6(1867) 47-8 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1360.

SIMPSON, WD, 1930, PSAS 64(1929-30) 48-95, 53 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1657.

SIMPSON, WD, 1932, PSAS 66(1931-32) 86-107, 99 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1660.

SHEPHERD, I, 1996, ABERDEEN AND NORTH-EAST SCOTLAND (2ND ED), p.145 (Bibliographic reference). SAB4829.

NOBLE, G, 2017, NORTHERN PICTS: RHYNIE ENVIRONS (Bibliographic reference). SAB3005.

ARCHAEOLOGY SCOTLAND, 2018, DISCOVERY AND EXCAVATION IN SCOTLAND, VOLUME 18, 2017, pp. 11-12 (Bibliographic reference). SAB6463.

Aug 16 1978 , AAS/78/04/S5/30, AAS/78/04/S5/30 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB12286.

Aug 16 1978 , AAS/78/4/CT3,7,11, AAS/78/4/CT3,7,11 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB18752.

Jan 18 1993 , AAS/93/01-02/G2/1-4, AAS/93/01-02/G2/1-4 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB14300.

Jan 24 2000 , AAS/00/02/CT46-8, AAS/00/02/CT46-8 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB12477.

Jan 24 2000 , AAS/00/02/G3/15, AAS/00/02/G3/15 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB12475.

Jan 24 2000 , AAS/00/02/G4/2, AAS/00/02/G4/2 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB12476.

Nov 25 1981 , AAS/81/12/CT 2, 21, AAS/81/12/CT 2, 21 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB18713.

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May 31 2022 3:14PM