Building record MAB5723 - THE BOCHEL
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Summary
A field system and stone clearance heaps.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 2358 2391 (355m by 510m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ22SW |
| Authority | Moray |
| Civil Parish | Inveravon |
Type and Period (7)
- FIELD SYSTEM (Late Upper Palaeolithic to 19th Century - 40000 BC to 1899 AD)
- CAIRN (Late Upper Palaeolithic to 19th Century - 40000 BC to 1899 AD)
- FIELD (Late Upper Palaeolithic to 19th Century - 40000 BC to 1899 AD)
- LYNCHET (Late Upper Palaeolithic to 19th Century - 40000 BC to 1899 AD)
- ENCLOSURE (Late Upper Palaeolithic to 19th Century - 40000 BC to 1899 AD)
- SHEEP FOLD (Late Upper Palaeolithic to 19th Century - 40000 BC to 1899 AD)
- BANK (EARTHWORK) (Late Upper Palaeolithic to 19th Century - 40000 BC to 1899 AD)
Full Description
A field system and stone clearance heaps. Several small fields are delimited by low field banks and lynchets. No hut-circle is visible but there is a possible one visible as turf-covered footings, in the field to the north. At NJ 2361 2389 the remains of a later rectilinear sheepfold with turf-covered remains of a circular enclosure lying adjacent to its southwest, lies within the field system. The site was in part within the area of a walkover survey (NJ22SW0147) carried out in 2021 by S Farrell ahead of proposed woodland creation. Features recorded within the proposed planting area included: a possible hut circle at NJ2348623997, circa 7m in diameter within a slight bank; a cairn to the east measuring 2m in diameter and 0.5m high. To the south are remains of a field system comprising at least 18 cairns, all grass covered and measuring 3-4m in diameter and up to 0.5m high, with possible field plots 15m by 15m, represented by low banks. It was noted that to the northeast, within the area of improved fields, little was evident of the field system.
ORDNANCE SURVEY, 1871, Ordnance Name Book, No9(1869) 222 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1360.
FARRELL, S, 2021, REPORT OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESKTOP AND WALKOVER SURVEY, THE BOCHEL, GLENLIVET, MORAY, Walkover report (Bibliographic reference). SAB4170.
ARCHAEOLOGY SCOTLAND, 2022, DISCOVERY AND EXCAVATION IN SCOTLAND, NEW SERIES, VOLUME 22 (2021), p.123 (Bibliographic reference). SAB8314.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: MOR;
- NMR Card Number: NJ22SW5;
- NRHE Numlink: 16303;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ22SW0004;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/16303 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SAB1360 Bibliographic reference: ORDNANCE SURVEY. 1871. Ordnance Name Book. No9(1869) 222.
- --- SAB4170 Bibliographic reference: FARRELL, S. 2021. REPORT OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESKTOP AND WALKOVER SURVEY, THE BOCHEL, GLENLIVET, MORAY. Walkover report.
- --- SAB8314 Bibliographic reference: ARCHAEOLOGY SCOTLAND. 2022. DISCOVERY AND EXCAVATION IN SCOTLAND, NEW SERIES, VOLUME 22 (2021). p.123.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
Record last edited
Aug 2 2022 12:25PM
