Earthwork record MAB44513 - DEN OF BODDAM
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Summary
Several flint working sites, comprising rough circular hollows in an irregular line circa 0.75 miles long.
Protected Status/Designation
- Scheduled Monument 6137: Boddam Den mining complex, Sandfordhill
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NK 1150 4137 (40m by 40m) Centred at - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NK14SW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Peterhead |
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Several flint working sites, comprising rough circular hollows in an irregular line circa 0.75 miles long. On Buchan flint deposit ridge.
MURRAY, A, 1862, PSAS 4(1860-2) 386-7, 387 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1244.
FLINTS
JAMIESON, TF, 1865, PSAS 6(1864-5) 240-5, 243-4 (Bibliographic reference). SAB898.
FLINTS
ORDNANCE SURVEY, 1871, Ordnance Name Book, No72(1868) 84 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1360.
FLINTS
GRAHAM-SMITH, GS, 1919, PPSEA 3,1 (1918-9) 33-59, 59 (Bibliographic reference). SAB599.
FLINTS
CHILDE, VG, 1946, SCOTLAND BEFORE THE SCOTS, 46-7 (Bibliographic reference). SAB223.
FLINTS
SAVILLE, A, 1991, DES : DEN OF BODDAM, 27 (Bibliographic reference). SAB3332.
EXCAVATIONS
MUSEUM REPORTER, 1991, PREHISTORIC FLINT MINING (Bibliographic reference). SAB4998.
SAVILLE, A., 1992, DIGGING FOR FLINT IN PREHISTORIC SCOTLAND (Bibliographic reference). SAB4828.
SAVILLE, A, 1995, ARCHAEOLOGIA POLONA 33, 353-68 (Bibliographic reference). SAB3261.
SAVILLE, A, 1995, DIGGING FOR FLINT: DEN OF BODDAM/BUCHAN RIDGE GRAVEL PROJECT, ABERDEENSHIRE (Bibliographic reference). SAB4821.
BRIDGELAND, DR, 1997, NEW EVIDENCE FOR THE ORIGIN OF THE BUCHAN RIDGE GRAVEL, ABERDEENSHIRE. IN SCOTTISH JOURNAL OF GEOLOGY 33 (1) (1997) 43-450, 43-50 (Bibliographic reference). SAB3768.
SAVILLE, A, 2006, FLINT TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATED WITH EXTRACTION SITES IN NORTH EAST SCOTLAND (Bibliographic reference). SAB4822.
SAVILLE, A, 2008, FLINT EXTRACTION & PROCESSING FROM SECONDARY FLINT DEPOSITS IN THE NE OF SCOTLAND IN THE NEOLITHIC (Bibliographic reference). SAB4823.
Jul 5 1979 , AAS/79/04/SC3, AAS/79/04/SC3 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB15131.
Jul 21 1983 , AAS/83/09/R16/6-8, AAS/83/09/R16/6-8 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB15132.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- HES Scheduled Monument Number: 6137;
- NMR Card Number: NK14SW3;
- NRHE Numlink: 21303;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NK14SW0019;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM6137 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/21303 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (15)
- --- SAB1244 Bibliographic reference: MURRAY, A. 1862. PSAS 4(1860-2) 386-7. 387.
- --- SAB1360 Bibliographic reference: ORDNANCE SURVEY. 1871. Ordnance Name Book. No72(1868) 84.
- --- SAB15131 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 5 1979 . AAS/79/04/SC3. Colour Negative. AAS/79/04/SC3.
- --- SAB15132 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 21 1983 . AAS/83/09/R16/6-8. Black & White. AAS/83/09/R16/6-8.
- --- SAB223 Bibliographic reference: CHILDE, VG. 1946. SCOTLAND BEFORE THE SCOTS. 46-7.
- --- SAB3261 Bibliographic reference: SAVILLE, A. 1995. ARCHAEOLOGIA POLONA 33. Y. 353-68.
- --- SAB3332 Bibliographic reference: SAVILLE, A. 1991. DES : DEN OF BODDAM. 27.
- --- SAB3768 Bibliographic reference: BRIDGELAND, DR. 1997. NEW EVIDENCE FOR THE ORIGIN OF THE BUCHAN RIDGE GRAVEL, ABERDEENSHIRE. IN SCOTTISH JOURNAL OF GEOLOGY 33 (1) (1997) 43-450. Y. 43-50.
- --- SAB4821 Bibliographic reference: SAVILLE, A. 1995. DIGGING FOR FLINT: DEN OF BODDAM/BUCHAN RIDGE GRAVEL PROJECT, ABERDEENSHIRE. Y.
- --- SAB4822 Bibliographic reference: SAVILLE, A. 2006. FLINT TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATED WITH EXTRACTION SITES IN NORTH EAST SCOTLAND.
- --- SAB4823 Bibliographic reference: SAVILLE, A. 2008. FLINT EXTRACTION & PROCESSING FROM SECONDARY FLINT DEPOSITS IN THE NE OF SCOTLAND IN THE NEOLITHIC.
- --- SAB4828 Bibliographic reference: SAVILLE, A.. 1992. DIGGING FOR FLINT IN PREHISTORIC SCOTLAND.
- --- SAB4998 Bibliographic reference: MUSEUM REPORTER. 1991. PREHISTORIC FLINT MINING.
- --- SAB599 Bibliographic reference: GRAHAM-SMITH, GS. 1919. PPSEA 3,1 (1918-9) 33-59. 59.
- --- SAB898 Bibliographic reference: JAMIESON, TF. 1865. PSAS 6(1864-5) 240-5. 243-4.
Finds (1)
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Record last edited
Apr 9 2026 10:56AM
