Document record MAB50859 - MOSS OF ROTHES
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Summary
An archaeological desk based assessment and a walkover survey was carried out by West Coast Archaeological Services in October 2020, covering an area of a proposed woodland planting and regeneration scheme, with associated developments including access tracks and fencing requirements.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 2418 5115 (2282m by 2539m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Event Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ25SW |
| Authority | Moray |
| Civil Parish | Rothes |
Type and Period (6)
- CAIRN (Late Upper Palaeolithic to 19th Century - 40000 BC to 1899 AD)
- CROFT (Late Upper Palaeolithic to 19th Century - 40000 BC to 1899 AD)
- FIELD SYSTEM (Late Upper Palaeolithic to 19th Century - 40000 BC to 1899 AD)
- HUT CIRCLE (Late Upper Palaeolithic to 19th Century - 40000 BC to 1899 AD)
- ENCLOSURE (Late Upper Palaeolithic to 19th Century - 40000 BC to 1899 AD)
- WALL (Late Upper Palaeolithic to 19th Century - 40000 BC to 1899 AD)
Full Description
An archaeological desk based assessment and a walkover survey was carried out by West Coast Archaeological Services in October 2020, covering an area of a proposed woodland planting and regeneration scheme, with associated developments including access tracks and fencing requirements. The walkover survey did not cover the whole of the scheme boundary, but only the four proposed planting areas within it. In the north this was centred at NJ 23554 52005 on Brylach Hill, in the southeast it was centred at NJ 24832 51355 on Stony Hill, in the south it was centred at NJ 24752 50902 along each side of the Back Burn and in the southwest it was centred at NJ 24067 50275 on Bracken Noits. The scheme boundary included the archaeological features of Stony Hill prehistoric hut circles and field system (NJ25SW0004), Stony Hill kerbed cairn (NJ25SW0003), Burnkirk croft and enclosure (NJ25SE0006), boundary marker cairns, known as Shepherd's Cairns, of Bracken Noits (NJ25SW0031, NJ25SW0032, NJ25SW0033) and Bruach Hill (NJ24NW0024), boundary drystone walls (NJ25SE0060), grouse-butts (NJ25SW0051, NJ25SW0052), and Bracken Noits prehistoric field system (NJ25SW0053) and hut circle (NJ25SW0054).
WEST COAST ARCHAEOLOGICAL SERVICES, 2020, MOSS OF ROTHES WOODLAND PLANTING SCHEME, ROTHES ESTATE, MORAY: ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESK BASED ASSESSMENT AND WALKOVER SURVEY, DBA and Walkover (Bibliographic reference). SAB3448.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: MOR;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ25SW0049;
External Links (0)
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SAB3448 Bibliographic reference: WEST COAST ARCHAEOLOGICAL SERVICES. 2020. MOSS OF ROTHES WOODLAND PLANTING SCHEME, ROTHES ESTATE, MORAY: ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESK BASED ASSESSMENT AND WALKOVER SURVEY. DBA and Walkover.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (3)
Record last edited
Sep 20 2022 1:06PM
