Cropmark record MAB63399 - WESTER BUTHILL
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Summary
Cropmarks of ring ditches, some with a central pit showing, and at least two to three possible square barrows.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 1267 6563 (229m by 272m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ16NW |
| Authority | Moray |
| Civil Parish | Duffus |
Type and Period (6)
- BARROW? (Late Upper Palaeolithic to Early Medieval - 40000 BC to 901 AD)
- CEMETERY (Late Upper Palaeolithic to Early Medieval - 40000 BC to 901 AD)
- TRACKWAY? (Late Upper Palaeolithic to Early Medieval - 40000 BC to 901 AD)
- ENCLOSURE (Late Upper Palaeolithic to Early Medieval - 40000 BC to 901 AD)
- RING DITCH (Late Upper Palaeolithic to Early Medieval - 40000 BC to 901 AD)
- ARCHAEOLOGICAL FEATURE (Late Upper Palaeolithic to Early Medieval - 40000 BC to 901 AD)
Full Description
Cropmarks of ring ditches, some with a central pit showing, and at least two to three possible square barrows. Also visible are parts of sub-rectangular enclosures, with a double square-ditched enclosure and a possible trackway. Aspects of these cropmarks probably relate to a Pictish barrow cemetery site.
GREIG, M, 1999, DES : AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE, 63 (Bibliographic reference). SAB706.
CROPMARKS
MITCHELL, J, 2017, THE MONUMENTAL CEMETERIES OF NORTHERN PICTLAND IN MEDIEVAL ARCHAEOLOGY, 61:1, 1-40 (Bibliographic reference). SAB7517.
Jul 9 1976 , NJ16N 2633089, NJ16N 2633089 (Air-vertical Photograph). SAB31446.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: MOR;
- NMR Card Number: NJ16NW81;
- NRHE Numlink: 149065;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ16NW0077;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/149065 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SAB31446 Air-vertical Photograph: Jul 9 1976 . NJ16N 2633089. Black & White. NJ16N 2633089.
- --- SAB706 Bibliographic reference: GREIG, M. 1999. DES : AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE. 63.
- --- SAB7517 Bibliographic reference: MITCHELL, J. 2017. THE MONUMENTAL CEMETERIES OF NORTHERN PICTLAND IN MEDIEVAL ARCHAEOLOGY, 61:1, 1-40. Y.
Finds (0)
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Record last edited
Nov 13 2020 10:49AM
