Document record MAB50835 - GLEN OF ROTHES
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Summary
A desk-based assessment followed by a walkover survey was carried out by Highland Archaeology Services in November 2021 on an area of proposed woodland creation.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 2561 5301 (3300m by 4320m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ25SE |
| Authority | Moray |
| Civil Parish | Rothes |
Type and Period (0)
Full Description
A desk-based assessment followed by a walkover survey was carried out by Highland Archaeology Services in November 2021 on an area of proposed woodland creation. The walkover survey identified and recorded forty-seven previously unrecorded features and known features identified in the desk based assessment. Features recorded included a possible prehistoric cairnfield located on the lower slopes of Stony Hill (NJ25SE0071). Post-medieval features recorded included farmsteads (NJ25SW0010, NJ25SE0033, NJ25SE0034, NJ25SE0029, NJ25SE0055, NJ25SE0030, NJ25SE0031, NJ25SW0038), a sand pit (NJ25SE0036), a water storage tank (NJ25SE0032), a bridge (NJ25SE0066), four large areas of clearance cairns and spreads (NJ25SE0067, NJ25SE0068, NJ25SE0069, NJ25SE0070), a marker cairn (NJ25SE0074), boundary cairn (NJ25SE0015), small rubble-built rectangular structures/enclosures and cairns (NJ25SE0072, NJ25SE0073), remains of possible quarrying (NJ25SE0075, NJ25SE0007), remains of the former Great North of Scotland Railway (NJ25SE0043) and a post-medieval or modern turf grouse-butt (NJ25SW0088). A modern work hut and platform features possibly related to peat-cutting or drainage (NJ25SW0086, NJ25SW0087) and a natural hillock feature (NJ25SE0005) were recorded. The high density of the cairns within the large cairnfield on Stony Hill in the southwest of the area and the proximity to hut circles and prehistoric cairns within adjacent areas (NJ25SW0049), implies this area possibly experienced a high degree of prehistoric activity.
ARCHAEOLOGY SCOTLAND, 2022, DISCOVERY AND EXCAVATION IN SCOTLAND, NEW SERIES, VOLUME 22 (2021), pp.125-6 (Bibliographic reference). SAB8314.
HEADLAND ARCHAEOLOGY, 2022, GLEN OF ROTHES, WOODLAND CREATION: ARCHAEOLOGICAL WALKOVER SURVEY DATA STRUCTURE REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS, Walkover Survey DSR (Bibliographic reference). SAB5951.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: MOR;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ25SE0065;
External Links (0)
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SAB5951 Bibliographic reference: HEADLAND ARCHAEOLOGY. 2022. GLEN OF ROTHES, WOODLAND CREATION: ARCHAEOLOGICAL WALKOVER SURVEY DATA STRUCTURE REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS. Walkover Survey DSR.
- --- SAB8314 Bibliographic reference: ARCHAEOLOGY SCOTLAND. 2022. DISCOVERY AND EXCAVATION IN SCOTLAND, NEW SERIES, VOLUME 22 (2021). pp.125-6.
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Related Events/Activities (3)
Record last edited
Sep 21 2023 2:22PM
