Cropmark record MAB63807 - LEITCHESTON
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Summary
A ring ditch is visible as a cropmark in a field of cereal crop.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 4006 6252 (231m by 215m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ46SW |
| Authority | Moray |
| Civil Parish | Rathven |
Type and Period (4)
- CEMETERY (Late Upper Palaeolithic to Early Medieval - 40000 BC to 901 AD)
- RING DITCH (Late Upper Palaeolithic to Early Medieval - 40000 BC to 901 AD)
- FEATURE (Late Upper Palaeolithic to Early Medieval - 40000 BC to 901 AD)
- ARCHAEOLOGICAL FEATURE (Late Upper Palaeolithic to Early Medieval - 40000 BC to 901 AD)
Full Description
A ring ditch is visible as a cropmark in a field of cereal crop. It has an internal rectilinear mark and blob. Other possible ring ditches and possible pits are visible nearby. Aspects of these cropmarks possibly relate to a Pictish barrow cemetery site.
SHEPHERD, IAG, 1978, DES,8-12, 12 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1824.
MITCHELL, J, 2017, THE MONUMENTAL CEMETERIES OF NORTHERN PICTLAND IN MEDIEVAL ARCHAEOLOGY, 61:1, 1-40 (Bibliographic reference). SAB7517.
Aug 18 1978 , AAS/78/07/CT5,11,16-7,22, AAS/78/07/CT5,11,16-7,22 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB31932.
Aug 18 1978 , AAS/78/7-8/R5/2-5, AAS/78/7-8/R5/2-5 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB31013.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: MOR;
- NMR Card Number: NJ46SW25;
- NRHE Numlink: 17441;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ46SW0025;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/17441 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SAB1824 Bibliographic reference: SHEPHERD, IAG. 1978. DES,8-12. 12.
- --- SAB31013 Air-oblique Photograph: Aug 18 1978 . AAS/78/7-8/R5/2-5. Black & White. AAS/78/7-8/R5/2-5.
- --- SAB31932 Air-oblique Photograph: Aug 18 1978 . AAS/78/07/CT5,11,16-7,22. Colour Transparency. AAS/78/07/CT5,11,16-7,22.
- --- 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 13 2020 11:09AM
