Cropmark record MAB63408 - LOCHINVER
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Summary
At least four ring-ditches are visible on a vertical aerial photograph.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 1809 6152 (146m by 234m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ16SE |
| Authority | Moray |
| Civil Parish | Elgin |
Type and Period (7)
- RIDGE AND FURROW (Late Upper Palaeolithic to Medieval - 40000 BC to 1560 AD)
- HUT (Late Upper Palaeolithic to Medieval - 40000 BC to 1560 AD)
- ENCLOSURE (Late Upper Palaeolithic to Medieval - 40000 BC to 1560 AD)
- PIT (Late Upper Palaeolithic to Medieval - 40000 BC to 1560 AD)
- RING DITCH (Late Upper Palaeolithic to Medieval - 40000 BC to 1560 AD)
- Rig And Furrow (Late Upper Palaeolithic to Medieval - 40000 BC to 1560 AD)
- ARCHAEOLOGICAL FEATURE (Late Upper Palaeolithic to Medieval - 40000 BC to 1560 AD)
Full Description
At least four ring-ditches are visible on a vertical aerial photograph. Three are in a fairly tight group, with one slightly overlying the southeast side of another. There is a faint trace of a possible fifth to the south. To the north of them is the faint trace of part of a larger sub-circular enclosure with possible pits within it. The area is overlain with rig and furrow visible as crop marks. An archaeological watching brief was undertaken by Highland Archaeology Services Ltd in May 2007 while a new water main was being laid along the northern edge of the site. A number of indeterminate features were recorded but no dateable evidence.
SHEPHERD, IAG, 1977, DES,3,4,9,19,20,23,24, 23 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1813.
HIGHLAND ARCHAEOLOGY SERVICES, 2007, MOSSTOWIE WATER MAIN, ELGIN - WATCHING BRIEF REPORT, WB report (Bibliographic reference). SAB2707.
Aug 9 1977 , AAS/77/11/SP/4-15, AAS/77/11/SP/4-15 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB30344.
Jul 9 1976 , NJ16S 2635024, NJ16S 2635024 (Air-vertical Photograph). SAB30469.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: MOR;
- NMR Card Number: NJ16SE14;
- NRHE Numlink: 16217;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ16SE0011;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/16217 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SAB1813 Bibliographic reference: SHEPHERD, IAG. 1977. DES,3,4,9,19,20,23,24. Y. 23.
- --- SAB2707 Bibliographic reference: HIGHLAND ARCHAEOLOGY SERVICES. 2007. MOSSTOWIE WATER MAIN, ELGIN - WATCHING BRIEF REPORT. Y. WB report.
- --- SAB30344 Air-oblique Photograph: Aug 9 1977 . AAS/77/11/SP/4-15. Black & White. AAS/77/11/SP/4-15.
- --- SAB30469 Air-vertical Photograph: Jul 9 1976 . NJ16S 2635024. Black & White. NJ16S 2635024.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Aug 31 2023 11:19AM
