Earthwork record MAB43664 - THE BARMKYN, KEIG
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Summary
Bi-vallate fort.
Protected Status/Designation
- Scheduled Monument 11514
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 5991 2003 (82m by 79m) Centred at - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ52SE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Keig |
Type and Period (4)
Full Description
Bi-vallate fort. The inner rampart is barely visible as an occasional stone protruding through heather. The outer rampart remains as a scatter of stones, with the entrance 2 m wide in the east-southeast. The internal diameter is 33 m east-west by 29 m diameter north-south. A low, overgrown cairn, 7.6 m diameter, lies within, otherwise no features visible. An excavation was carried out in 2017 by Gordon Noble and Oskar Sveinbjarnarson as part of the Northern Pict project. A trench was opened in the interior and another across the exterior stone wall. The interior trench identified a possible low stone wall and associated floor later or old ground surface. A possible pit was identified associated with the possible floor layer. The exterior trench recorded the outer enclosure wall as constructed straight on the bedrock, and survives to circa 3 m (10 feet) wide and up to 0.5 m (1.6 feet) high.
FEACHEM, RW, 1963, PREHISTORIC SCOTLAND, 105 (Bibliographic reference). SAB503.
RALSTON, IBM, 1981, HILLFORT STUDIES GROUP, APRIL 1981 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1528.
RALSTON, IBM, 1983, BAR 118, 159 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1527.
NOBLE, G, 2017, NORTHERN PICTS: RHYNIE ENVIRONS (Bibliographic reference). SAB3005.
ARCHAEOLOGY SCOTLAND, 2018, DISCOVERY AND EXCAVATION IN SCOTLAND, VOLUME 18, 2017, p.20 (Bibliographic reference). SAB6463.
Aug 22 1978 , AAS/78/09/R8/38, AAS/78/09/R8/38 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB13633.
Aug 22 1978 , AAS/78/09/S9/22, AAS/78/09/S9/22 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB13631.
Aug 24 1979 , AAS/79/09/S9/22, AAS/79/09/S9/22 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB13632.
Aug 25 1986 , AAS/86/05/S7/7, AAS/86/05/S7/7 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB13634.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- HES Scheduled Monument Number: 11514;
- NMR Card Number: NJ52SE8;
- NRHE Numlink: 17701;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ52SE0018;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM11514 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/17701 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (9)
- --- SAB13631 Air-oblique Photograph: Aug 22 1978 . AAS/78/09/S9/22. Black & White. AAS/78/09/S9/22.
- --- SAB13632 Air-oblique Photograph: Aug 24 1979 . AAS/79/09/S9/22. Black & White. AAS/79/09/S9/22.
- --- SAB13633 Air-oblique Photograph: Aug 22 1978 . AAS/78/09/R8/38. Black & White. AAS/78/09/R8/38.
- --- SAB13634 Air-oblique Photograph: Aug 25 1986 . AAS/86/05/S7/7. Black & White. AAS/86/05/S7/7.
- --- SAB1527 Bibliographic reference: RALSTON, IBM. 1983. BAR 118. 159.
- --- SAB1528 Bibliographic reference: RALSTON, IBM. 1981. HILLFORT STUDIES GROUP. APRIL 1981.
- --- SAB3005 Bibliographic reference: NOBLE, G. 2017. NORTHERN PICTS: RHYNIE ENVIRONS.
- --- SAB503 Bibliographic reference: FEACHEM, RW. 1963. PREHISTORIC SCOTLAND. 105.
- --- SAB6463 Bibliographic reference: ARCHAEOLOGY SCOTLAND. 2018. DISCOVERY AND EXCAVATION IN SCOTLAND, VOLUME 18, 2017. Y. p.20.
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Record last edited
May 30 2022 3:24PM
