Cropmark record MAB63515 - DEN FARM
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Summary
An area of crop marks are visible in a field of cereal crop on a vertical aerial photograph taken in 1976.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 3603 6129 (528m by 517m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ36SE |
| Authority | Moray |
| Civil Parish | Bellie |
Type and Period (7)
- SOUTERRAIN? (Late Upper Palaeolithic to Medieval - 40000 BC to 1560 AD)
- BARROW? (Late Upper Palaeolithic to Medieval - 40000 BC to 1560 AD)
- CEMETERY (Late Upper Palaeolithic to Medieval - 40000 BC to 1560 AD)
- TRACKWAY (Late Upper Palaeolithic to Medieval - 40000 BC to 1560 AD)
- ENCLOSURE (Late Upper Palaeolithic to Medieval - 40000 BC to 1560 AD)
- RING DITCH? (Late Upper Palaeolithic to Medieval - 40000 BC to 1560 AD)
- ARCHAEOLOGICAL FEATURE (Late Upper Palaeolithic to Medieval - 40000 BC to 1560 AD)
Full Description
An area of crop marks are visible in a field of cereal crop on a vertical aerial photograph taken in 1976. In the northern corner of the field is a possible souterrain and pits showing in reversal, as light areas in the darker crop. Not far to the southeast of this is there is at least one solid circular crop mark, possibly indicating a hut stance, and possible others to the south. There are a number of square enclosures that could possibly represent square barrows, though not definitive, possibly relating to a Pictish barrow cemetery. Further south there are a number of rectilinear enclosures showing as thin traces, as well as smaller rectilinear features showing as wider dark traces. The area is crossed by several thin curvilinear traces which probably represent trackways. Amongst the crop marks are also a number of geomorphological features showing.
MITCHELL, J, 2017, THE MONUMENTAL CEMETERIES OF NORTHERN PICTLAND IN MEDIEVAL ARCHAEOLOGY, 61:1, 1-40 (Bibliographic reference). SAB7517.
Jul 9 1976 , NJ36S 2635040, NJ36S 2635040 (Air-vertical Photograph). SAB31745.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: MOR;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ36SE0068;
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Record last edited
Nov 13 2020 11:22AM
