Earthwork record MAB43241 - HILL FOLDS
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Summary
Small enclosures containing rigs and footings of structures, visible on aerial photographs taken in 1998.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 4456 2591 (303m by 373m) Centred at - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ42NW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Auchindoir and Kearn |
Type and Period (4)
Full Description
Small enclosures containing rigs and footings of structures, visible on aerial photographs taken in 1998. RCAHMS site visit 1996 recorded three phases of cultivation. The earliest comprises broad sinuous rig, aligned roughly north-south, at the top of a south-facing slope. To the south is a row of small fields, their walls reduced to broad grass-grown banks which are aligned with the rigs traces of which remain within. Further south is an area of improved ground which had been taken in with stone dykes by the time of the 1st edition OS map.
GREIG, M, 1998, DES ; AREIAL RECONNAISSANCE, 5 (Bibliographic reference). SAB680.
Mar 9 1998 , AAS/98/03/G4/9, AAS/98/03/G4/9 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB16939.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NJ42NW19;
- NRHE Numlink: 130599;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ42NW0008;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/130599 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (2)
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Record last edited
Apr 8 2020 12:53PM
