Cropmark record MAB63268 - KINLOSS AIRFIELD
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Summary
Several ring ditches, pits and a possible square enclosure or square barrow are visible as cropmarks, though the area is slightly confused with later intrusions, which affects certainty.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 0631 6374 (294m by 287m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ06SE |
| Authority | Moray |
| Civil Parish | Kinloss |
Type and Period (8)
- RIDGE AND FURROW (Late Upper Palaeolithic to World War 2 - 40000 BC to 1945 AD)
- BARROW? (Late Upper Palaeolithic to World War 2 - 40000 BC to 1945 AD)
- CEMETERY (Late Upper Palaeolithic to World War 2 - 40000 BC to 1945 AD)
- PIT (Late Upper Palaeolithic to World War 2 - 40000 BC to 1945 AD)
- RING DITCH (Late Upper Palaeolithic to World War 2 - 40000 BC to 1945 AD)
- Rig And Furrow (Late Upper Palaeolithic to World War 2 - 40000 BC to 1945 AD)
- ARCHAEOLOGICAL FEATURE (Late Upper Palaeolithic to World War 2 - 40000 BC to 1945 AD)
- SEARCHLIGHT EMPLACEMENT (Late Upper Palaeolithic to World War 2 - 40000 BC to 1945 AD)
Full Description
Several ring ditches, pits and a possible square enclosure or square barrow are visible as cropmarks, though the area is slightly confused with later intrusions, which affects certainty. Aspects of these cropmarks probably relate to a Pictish barrow cemetery site. Remains could also be a possible searchlight station from the Second World War. There is a modern radio station built over part of two ring ditches. To the north is what appears to be a large group of small pits, which could possibly relate to a burial site, or pits where parts of aircraft or other items, were buried after the war. There are also traces of rig and furrow showing as cropmarks.
MITCHELL, J, 2017, THE MONUMENTAL CEMETERIES OF NORTHERN PICTLAND IN MEDIEVAL ARCHAEOLOGY, 61:1, 1-40 (Bibliographic reference). SAB7517.
Jul 9 1976 , NJ06S 2633268, NJ06S 2633268 (Air-vertical Photograph). SAB31673.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: MOR;
- NMR Card Number: NJ06SE57;
- NRHE Numlink: 239298;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ06SE0057;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/239298 (trove.scot link)
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Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2023 10:41AM
