Cropmark record MAB63772 - MUIRYFOLD, GRANGE

Remains of a Roman camp of the 120 acre class (Severan).

Remains of a Roman camp of the 120 acre class (Severan). The camp at Muiryfold was first recorded from the air in 1959, lying to the east of Keith, north of the River Isla close to the Pass of Grange, and about 2.5 km east of Auchinhove. It is situated on land that slopes gently from Gallow Hill to the north west to the Burn of Braco to the south east, a tributary of the River Isla. It lies in a series of improved pasture and arable fields surrounding the farm of Muiryfold, and no trace is visible on the ground. It is not quite rectangular in form, measuring about 784 m from north west to south east by 522 m transversely and encloses just over 41 hectares. Entrance gaps protected by tituli are visible in the centre of the south east side and at two points in the south west side, suggesting that the camps had six gates. St Joseph excavated two small trenches in 1959, in the north west and south east sides, and he recorded that the ditch measured up to 3.3 m in width and 1.3 m in depth. A trapezoidal dressed stone, 400 mm x 300 mm x 130 mm thick with flat bottomed hole 170 mm diameter and 30 mm deep cut in one face has been found on the site. It was ploughed up by the farmer and reported to Ian Keillar.

AKD 30-39, AKD 30-39 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB30963.

BN/1729-35, BN/1729-35 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB30959.

ST JOSEPH, JK, 1961, JRS 51, 123 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1865.

ST.JOSEPH, JK, 1969, JRS 59, 104-128, 118 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1802.

Keillar, I, 1972, Discovery & Excavation, 15 (Bibliographic reference). SAB968.

JONES, R. H., 2011, ROMAN CAMPS IN SCOTLAND, 281-2 (Bibliographic reference). SAB925.

Aug 1 1971 , BHB 65-74, BHB 65-74 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB30971.

Aug 2 1976 , BRD 55-8, BRD 55-8 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB30975.

Jul 15 1959 , AAF 55-65, 88-5, AAF 55-65, 88-5 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB30980.

Jul 19 1961 , ADX 96-98, ADX 96-98 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB30961.

Jul 19 1961 , ADY 1-13, ADY 1-13 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB30966.

Jul 20 1977 , CDE 31-3, CDE 31-3 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB30970.

Jul 21 1976 , CAG 19-26, CAG 19-26 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB30968.

Jul 21 1976 , K17-AN 10-17, K17-AN 10-17 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB30969.

Jul 22 1960 , ACG 82-93, ACG 82-93 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB30960.

Jul 23 1962 , AGK 92-94, AGK 92-94 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB30962.

Jul 25 1968 , AVW 12-15, AVW 12-15 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB30979.

Jul 26 1967 , ATI 17-24, ATI 17-24 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB30967.

Jul 26 1976 , BVE 18-20, BVE 18-20 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB30976.

Jul 27 1969 , AZF 1-5, AZF 1-5 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB30978.

Jul 28 1972 , BKG 24-32, BKG 24-32 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB30972.

Jul 28 1973 , BOP 78-84, BOP 78-84 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB30973.

Jul 28 1973 , KI1-AE 122-123, KI1-AE 122-123 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB30974.

Jul 30 1970 , BEB 11-17, BEB 11-17 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB30977.

Jul 31 1965 , ALX 54-59, ALX 54-59 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB30964.

Jul 31 1966 , APW 88-91, APW 88-91 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB30965.

Record last edited

Feb 26 2021 12:06PM