Earthwork record MAB44156 - BOGHEAD
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Summary
Remains of an enclosure situated on the edge of a shallow burn gully in an improved pasture field northwest of Muir Croft farmsteading.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 8082 1416 (28m by 26m) Centred at - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ81SW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Kintore |
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Remains of an enclosure situated on the edge of a shallow burn gully in an improved pasture field northwest of Muir Croft farmsteading. It was described in the OS Name Book (1864) as a camp with single rampart and ditch, traditionally associated with an otherwise unrecorded battle between the Scots and the Danes. OS site visit 1961 concluded that this was a stock pen, 23m by 11m. RCAHMS site visit recorded this as 19m in length from north-northeast to south-southwest by 6.8m transversely within a grass-grown stony bank up to 3.2m in thickness and 0.3m in height. The bank has been heavily robbed, particularly on the east-southeast.
ORDNANCE SURVEY, 1871, Ordnance Name Book, No51(1864) 69,112 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1360.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NJ81SW12;
- NRHE Numlink: 19548;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ81SW0052;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/19548 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SAB1360 Bibliographic reference: ORDNANCE SURVEY. 1871. Ordnance Name Book. No51(1864) 69,112.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Record last edited
May 10 2021 2:58PM
