Document record MAB54565 - LEYLODGE - INVERURIE
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Summary
A watching brief was carried out by MAS in June 2013 on groundworks for a new underground electricity cable between NJ 7813 1804 to the north and NJ 7843 1712.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 7826 1760 (412m by 942m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Event Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ71NE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Kintore |
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
A watching brief was carried out by MAS in June 2013 on groundworks for a new underground electricity cable between NJ 7813 1804 to the north and NJ 7843 1712. Although the underground cable track passed in close proximity to a number of known archaeological sites. The southern section of the route between circa NJ 78331721 and circa NJ 7814 1715 was parallel to and slightly north of the line of the Alford Valley Railway, opened in 1859 and closed 1966. Along this section the topsoil overlay a deposit which contained metal bolts, red bricks, small glass bottles and other waste debris from the railway. No archaeological features or finds were evident along the cable route.
MURRAY ARCHAEOLOGICAL SERVICES, 2013, INVERURIE - LEYLODGE 33KV UNDERGROUND CABLE, ABERDEENSHIRE: ARCHAEOLOGICAL WATCHING BRIEF, MAS 2013-15 (Bibliographic reference). SAB5071.
ARCHAEOLOGY SCOTLAND, 2014, DISCOVERY AND EXCAVATION IN SCOTLAND, NEW SERIES, VOLUME 14, 2013, p.26 (Bibliographic reference). SAB5483.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ71NE0188;
External Links (0)
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SAB5071 Bibliographic reference: MURRAY ARCHAEOLOGICAL SERVICES. 2013. INVERURIE - LEYLODGE 33KV UNDERGROUND CABLE, ABERDEENSHIRE: ARCHAEOLOGICAL WATCHING BRIEF. MAS 2013-15.
- --- SAB5483 Bibliographic reference: ARCHAEOLOGY SCOTLAND. 2014. DISCOVERY AND EXCAVATION IN SCOTLAND, NEW SERIES, VOLUME 14, 2013. p.26.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Jan 28 2021 3:59PM
