Cropmark record MAB63773 - AUCHINHOVE

The Roman camp at Auchinhove was first recorded from the air in 1949.

The Roman camp at Auchinhove was first recorded from the air in 1949. The camp has been dated to the Flavian period, owing to the presence of a Stracathro-type gate in its east side. The camp lies in a series of arable fields to the south of the A95 from Banff to Keith. Parts of the three sides are known air photographs with a corner suggesting the position of the fourth, along the side of the road. There is an external clavicula and oblique traverse entrance on the east-southeast side. The camp measures some 337m from the north-northeast to south-southwest by 328 m transversely and encloses some 10.9 hectares. J. K. S. St Joseph conducted excavations on several occasions, recording that the ditch on the south-southeast side was small, measuring only 0.85 m in width and 0.7 m in depth. He also excavated three other trenches on the south-southeast side with slightly smaller dimensions and five further trenches across the south-southwest side to establish its location several years later. The position of the south side was established by 'digging'. The surface of the ploughed field very stony.

1982 BN/1726-8, 1982 BN/1726-8 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB30981.

AKD 40, AKD 40 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB30984.

GQ 39, GQ 39 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB30985.

ST JOSEPH, JK, 1951, JRS 41, 65 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1866.

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

ST.JOSEPH, JK, 1969, JRS 59, 104-128, 113 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1802.

JONES, R. H., 2011, ROMAN CAMPS IN SCOTLAND, 132 (Bibliographic reference). SAB925.

Apr 1 1971 , BHB 75,76, BHB 75,76 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB30993.

Aug 4 1965 , AMC 57-8, AMC 57-8 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB30990.

Feb 28 1977 , CDW 8-12, CDW 8-12 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB30995.

Jul 5 1949 , DF 2,5,6,16, DF 2,5,6,16 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB30982.

Jul 15 1958 , XD 78-86,88-91, XD 78-86,88-91 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB30986.

Jul 15 1959 , AAF 66-72, AAF 66-72 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB30983.

Jul 19 1961 , ADX 93, ADX 93 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB30988.

Jul 20 1977 , CDG 34-7, CDG 34-7 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB30996.

Jul 21 1976 , CAG 27-33, CAG 27-33 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB30994.

Jul 22 1960 , ACG 94-6, ACG 94-6 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB30987.

Jul 25 1968 , AVW 10-11, AVW 10-11 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB30992.

Jul 31 1965 , ALX 52-3, ALX 52-3 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB30989.

Jul 31 1966 , APW 92-4, APW 92-4 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB30991.

Record last edited

Sep 3 2024 11:41AM