Cropmark record MAB63438 - PITAIRLIE
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Summary
At least five large square enclosures, one containing a circular cropmark, some with multiple enclosing ditches, have been recorded at this site, and may represent the remains of square barrows, forming the remains of a Pictish linear barrow cemetery.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 2445 6552 (391m by 415m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ26NW |
| Authority | Moray |
| Civil Parish | St. Andrews - Lhanbryde |
Type and Period (5)
- BARROW (Late Upper Palaeolithic to Early Medieval - 40000 BC to 901 AD)
- CEMETERY (Late Upper Palaeolithic to Early Medieval - 40000 BC to 901 AD)
- ENCLOSURE (Late Upper Palaeolithic to Early Medieval - 40000 BC to 901 AD)
- FEATURE (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
At least five large square enclosures, one containing a circular cropmark, some with multiple enclosing ditches, have been recorded at this site, and may represent the remains of square barrows, forming the remains of a Pictish linear barrow cemetery.
SHEPHERD, IAG, 1993, THE PICTS IN MORAY. IN SELLAR, W.D.H. MORAY: PROVINCE AND PEOPLE (Bibliographic reference). SAB1731.
MITCHELL, J, 2017, THE MONUMENTAL CEMETERIES OF NORTHERN PICTLAND IN MEDIEVAL ARCHAEOLOGY, 61:1, 1-40 (Bibliographic reference). SAB7517.
Jul 5 1989 , AAS/89/03/CT9, 19,42, AAS/89/03/CT9, 19,42 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB32137.
Jul 5 1989 , AAS/89/03/S4/4-10, AAS/89/03/S4/4-10 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB30505.
Jul 8 1984 , AAS/84/03/S2/21/2-8, AAS/84/03/S2/21/2-8 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB30503.
Jul 8 1984 , AAS/84/03/S2/26,29, AAS/84/03/S2/26,29 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB30504.
Jul 9 1976 , NJ26N 2633099, NJ26N 2633099 (Air-vertical Photograph). SAB30498.
Jul 17 1984 , AAS/84/04-5/R8/6-11, AAS/84/04-5/R8/6-11 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB30499.
Jul 17 1984 , AAS/84/05/R9/1-2, AAS/84/05/R9/1-2 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB30500.
Jul 17 1984 , AAS/84/05-6/R11/8,9, AAS/84/05-6/R11/8,9 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB30501.
Jul 20 1984 , AAS/84/07-8/R19/2-3, AAS/84/07-8/R19/2-3 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB30502.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: MOR;
- NMR Card Number: NJ26NW37;
- NRHE Numlink: 72203;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ26NW0020;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/72203 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (11)
- --- SAB1731 Bibliographic reference: SHEPHERD, IAG. 1993. THE PICTS IN MORAY. IN SELLAR, W.D.H. MORAY: PROVINCE AND PEOPLE.
- --- SAB30498 Air-vertical Photograph: Jul 9 1976 . NJ26N 2633099. Black & White. NJ26N 2633099.
- --- SAB30499 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 17 1984 . AAS/84/04-5/R8/6-11. Black & White. AAS/84/04-5/R8/6-11.
- --- SAB30500 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 17 1984 . AAS/84/05/R9/1-2. Black & White. AAS/84/05/R9/1-2.
- --- SAB30501 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 17 1984 . AAS/84/05-6/R11/8,9. Black & White. AAS/84/05-6/R11/8,9.
- --- SAB30502 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 20 1984 . AAS/84/07-8/R19/2-3. Black & White. AAS/84/07-8/R19/2-3.
- --- SAB30503 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 8 1984 . AAS/84/03/S2/21/2-8. Black & White. AAS/84/03/S2/21/2-8.
- --- SAB30504 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 8 1984 . AAS/84/03/S2/26,29. Black & White. AAS/84/03/S2/26,29.
- --- SAB30505 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 5 1989 . AAS/89/03/S4/4-10. Black & White. AAS/89/03/S4/4-10.
- --- SAB32137 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 5 1989 . AAS/89/03/CT9, 19,42. Colour Transparency. AAS/89/03/CT9, 19,42.
- --- SAB7517 Bibliographic reference: MITCHELL, J. 2017. THE MONUMENTAL CEMETERIES OF NORTHERN PICTLAND IN MEDIEVAL ARCHAEOLOGY, 61:1, 1-40. Y.
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Record last edited
Nov 13 2020 1:12PM
