Earthwork record MAB43817 - ROUNDABOUT
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Summary
Remains of a possible motte.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 5552 1628 (65m by 74m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ51NE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Alford |
Type and Period (4)
Full Description
Remains of a possible motte. The New Statistical Account of 1845 refers to a small camp with a rampart and ditch, and the OS 1st and 2nd edition maps depict this as the site of a fort, noting that ashes were found here about 1835, and OS site visit 1968 described this as the remains of an earthwork, on the edge of a low escarpment, defined by a broad shallow ditch circa 10m wide and 0.8m deep enclosing a raised platform measuring circa 50m by 40m. OS found no trace of the rampart described by the NSA, and suggested that it was almost certainly a motte from its topographical position and general appearance. Site visit by RCAHMS in 2002 recorded the remains of the earthwork, the ditch 12m wide and 0.6m deep, with a short section of bank remaining on the southwest side measuring circa 8m thick and 1m high although elsewhere it survives only as a broad swelling. The west side of the earthwork is partly hidden beneath an uncultivated bauik on the lip of the terrace. A number of trees stand on the baulk which has also been used for the dumping of field clearance. RCAHMS suggest although date and function is unknown, it may be a moated site or possibly the remains of a Neolithic henge.
Period Notes
Also suggested by HES to possibly be Neolithic in date.
GILLAN, J, 1862, PSAS 4(1860-62) 385, 384-5 (Bibliographic reference). SAB630.
ORDNANCE SURVEY, 1871, Ordnance Name Book, No88(1866) 22 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1360.
Aug 11 1984 , AAS/84/13/R26(1)/9-11, AAS/84/13/R26(1)/9-11 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB13586.
Aug 11 1984 , AAS/84/13/R27/14-5, AAS/84/13/R27/14-5 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB13587.
Feb 24 2020 , AAS-GR-20-02-001 - 006, AAS-GR-20-02-001 - 006 (Ground Photograph). SAB34858.
May 28 1997 , AAS/97/05/CT10-11, AAS/97/05/CT10-11 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB16737.
May 28 1997 , AAS/97/05/G9/18-20, AAS/97/05/G9/18-20 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB16728.
Author unknown, n.d., NSA, No12(1845) 499 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1269.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NJ51NE7;
- NRHE Numlink: 17559;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ51NE0025;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/17559 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (8)
- --- SAB1269 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. n.d.. NSA. No12(1845) 499.
- --- SAB13586 Air-oblique Photograph: Aug 11 1984 . AAS/84/13/R26(1)/9-11. Black & White. AAS/84/13/R26(1)/9-11.
- --- SAB13587 Air-oblique Photograph: Aug 11 1984 . AAS/84/13/R27/14-5. Black & White. AAS/84/13/R27/14-5.
- --- SAB1360 Bibliographic reference: ORDNANCE SURVEY. 1871. Ordnance Name Book. No88(1866) 22.
- --- SAB16728 Air-oblique Photograph: May 28 1997 . AAS/97/05/G9/18-20. Black & White. AAS/97/05/G9/18-20.
- --- SAB16737 Air-oblique Photograph: May 28 1997 . AAS/97/05/CT10-11. Colour Transparency. AAS/97/05/CT10-11.
- --- SAB34858 Ground Photograph: Feb 24 2020 . AAS-GR-20-02-001 - 006. Digital. AAS-GR-20-02-001 - 006.
- --- SAB630 Bibliographic reference: GILLAN, J. 1862. PSAS 4(1860-62) 385. Y. 384-5.
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Record last edited
Feb 25 2020 12:19PM
