Cropmark record MAB63754 - RHYNIE
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Summary
The cropmarks of two rectangular enclosures with possible internal features were recorded in a field of cereal crop.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 4990 2682 (121m by 157m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ42NE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Rhynie |
Type and Period (11)
- BARROW (Early Medieval - 400 AD to 901 AD)
- BURIAL (Early Medieval - 400 AD to 901 AD)
- CEMETERY (Early Medieval - 400 AD to 901 AD)
- CIST (Early Medieval - 400 AD to 901 AD)
- COFFIN (Early Medieval - 400 AD to 901 AD)
- ENCLOSURE? (Early Medieval - 400 AD to 901 AD)
- PIT (Early Medieval - 400 AD to 901 AD)
- POST HOLE (Early Medieval - 400 AD to 901 AD)
- RING DITCH (Early Medieval - 400 AD to 901 AD)
- FEATURE (Early Medieval - 400 AD to 901 AD)
- ARCHAEOLOGICAL FEATURE (Early Medieval - 400 AD to 901 AD)
Full Description
The cropmarks of two rectangular enclosures with possible internal features were recorded in a field of cereal crop. There is also a faint trace of a possible circular enclosure immediately to the south. Excavation in June-July 2013 revealed the larger square enclosure to measure circa 20 across with a single entrance on the north side. The smaller enclosure measured circa 16m across also with a single entrance on the north. The enclosures each enclosed a very truncated ring ditch, postholes and pits. Just to the north of the smaller enclosure two square barrows were identified, one surrounding a well constructed long cist. The collapsed capstones covered a partially preserved human burial. The other barrow enclosed a grave that showed traces of a wooden coffin but no preserved human remains. These barrow remains relate to a Pictish barrow cemetery site.
GREIG, M, 1994, DES : AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE, 26 (Bibliographic reference). SAB688.
ENCLOSURES
GONDEK, M, 2013, REAP 2013 EXCAVATION OF TWO SQUARE ENCLOSURES, SQUARE BARROWS AND OTHER FEATURES AT RHYNIE, ABERDEENSHIRE: DATA STRUCTURE REPORT, Excavation DSR (Bibliographic reference). SAB2660.
ARCHAEOLOGY SCOTLAND, 2014, DISCOVERY AND EXCAVATION IN SCOTLAND, NEW SERIES, VOLUME 14, 2013, p. 30 (Bibliographic reference). SAB5483.
ARCHAEOLOGY SCOTLAND, 2014, DISCOVERY AND EXCAVATION IN SCOTLAND, NEW SERIES, VOLUME 14, 2013, p.30 (Bibliographic reference). SAB5483.
MITCHELL, J, 2017, THE MONUMENTAL CEMETERIES OF NORTHERN PICTLAND IN MEDIEVAL ARCHAEOLOGY, 61:1, 1-40 (Bibliographic reference). SAB7517.
Aug 11 1994 , AAS/94/15/CT11, 17-18, AAS/94/15/CT11, 17-18 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB19579.
Aug 11 1994 , AAS/94/15/CT17, AAS/94/15/CT17 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB17704.
Aug 11 1994 , AAS/94/15/G28/20, AAS/94/15/G28/20 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB15546.
Jul 1 1994 , AAS/94/11/G21/8-10, AAS/94/11/G21/8-10 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB15525.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NJ42NE64;
- NRHE Numlink: 87197;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ42NE0059;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/87197 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (9)
- --- SAB15525 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 1 1994 . AAS/94/11/G21/8-10. Black & White. AAS/94/11/G21/8-10.
- --- SAB15546 Air-oblique Photograph: Aug 11 1994 . AAS/94/15/G28/20. Black & White. AAS/94/15/G28/20.
- --- SAB17704 Air-oblique Photograph: Aug 11 1994 . AAS/94/15/CT17. Colour Transparency. AAS/94/15/CT17.
- --- SAB19579 Air-oblique Photograph: Aug 11 1994 . AAS/94/15/CT11, 17-18. Colour Transparency. AAS/94/15/CT11, 17-18.
- --- SAB2660 Bibliographic reference: GONDEK, M. 2013. REAP 2013 EXCAVATION OF TWO SQUARE ENCLOSURES, SQUARE BARROWS AND OTHER FEATURES AT RHYNIE, ABERDEENSHIRE: DATA STRUCTURE REPORT. Y. Excavation DSR.
- --- SAB5483 Bibliographic reference: ARCHAEOLOGY SCOTLAND. 2014. DISCOVERY AND EXCAVATION IN SCOTLAND, NEW SERIES, VOLUME 14, 2013. p.30.
- --- SAB5483 Bibliographic reference: ARCHAEOLOGY SCOTLAND. 2014. DISCOVERY AND EXCAVATION IN SCOTLAND, NEW SERIES, VOLUME 14, 2013. p. 30.
- --- SAB688 Bibliographic reference: GREIG, M. 1994. DES : AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE. 26.
- --- 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 16 2020 1:08PM
