Cropmark record MAB63456 - MUIRTON
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Summary
Numerous cropmarks of features belonging to the prehistoric period.
Protected Status/Designation
- Scheduled Monument 10983
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 2233 6821 (757m by 847m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ26NW |
| Authority | Moray |
| Civil Parish | Drainie |
Type and Period (10)
- SOUTERRAIN (Early Neolithic to Early Medieval - 4000 BC to 901 AD)
- CURSUS? (Early Neolithic to Early Medieval - 4000 BC to 901 AD)
- BARROW? (Early Neolithic to Early Medieval - 4000 BC to 901 AD)
- CEMETERY (Early Neolithic to Early Medieval - 4000 BC to 901 AD)
- PIT CIRCLE (Early Neolithic to Early Medieval - 4000 BC to 901 AD)
- TRACKWAY (Early Neolithic to Early Medieval - 4000 BC to 901 AD)
- ENCLOSURE (Early Neolithic to Early Medieval - 4000 BC to 901 AD)
- PIT (Early Neolithic to Early Medieval - 4000 BC to 901 AD)
- RING DITCH (Early Neolithic to Early Medieval - 4000 BC to 901 AD)
- ARCHAEOLOGICAL FEATURE (Early Neolithic to Early Medieval - 4000 BC to 901 AD)
Full Description
Numerous cropmarks of features belonging to the prehistoric period. These include oval or rectilinear enclosures with rounded corners, ring ditches, souterrains and pits. There are also pit circles with souterrains attached. Two parallel lines run across a field boundary, with the suggestion of possible pits within the entrance to each open end. This could be a cursus, but most likely a ploughed-out bank barrow, the first of its site-type to be found in Northeast Scotland. There are also numerous other indeterminate cropmarks.
GREIG, M, 1996, DES, 74 (Bibliographic reference). SAB676.
CROPMARKS
MITCHELL, J, 2017, THE MONUMENTAL CEMETERIES OF NORTHERN PICTLAND IN MEDIEVAL ARCHAEOLOGY, 61:1, 1-40 (Bibliographic reference). SAB7517.
Jun 25 1996 , AAS/96/04/CT13, AAS/96/04/CT13 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB32108.
Jun 25 1996 , AAS/96/04/CT31-33, AAS/96/04/CT31-33 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB31222.
Jun 25 1996 , AAS/96/04/G10/26-30, AAS/96/04/G10/26-30 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB31220.
Jun 25 1996 , AAS/96/04/G11/1-5, AAS/96/04/G11/1-5 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB31221.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: MOR;
- HES Scheduled Monument Number: 10983;
- NMR Card Number: NJ26NW59;
- NRHE Numlink: 107638;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ26NW0053;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM10983 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/107638 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (6)
- --- SAB31220 Air-oblique Photograph: Jun 25 1996 . AAS/96/04/G10/26-30. Black & White. AAS/96/04/G10/26-30.
- --- SAB31221 Air-oblique Photograph: Jun 25 1996 . AAS/96/04/G11/1-5. Black & White. AAS/96/04/G11/1-5.
- --- SAB31222 Air-oblique Photograph: Jun 25 1996 . AAS/96/04/CT31-33. Colour Transparency. AAS/96/04/CT31-33.
- --- SAB32108 Air-oblique Photograph: Jun 25 1996 . AAS/96/04/CT13. Colour Transparency. AAS/96/04/CT13.
- --- SAB676 Bibliographic reference: GREIG, M. 1996. DES. 74.
- --- 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 17 2020 3:14PM
