Cropmark record MAB63909 - HILLS OF BOYNDIE
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Summary
Cropmarks of a cluster of barrows, including at least three square barrows, with one large barrow at 14m across and one with a semi-circular internal feature.
Protected Status/Designation
- Scheduled Monument 5779: Hills of Boyndie barrows and enclosures
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 6586 6368 (573m by 389m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ66SE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Boyndie |
Type and Period (6)
- BARROW (Late Upper Palaeolithic to Early Medieval - 40000 BC to 901 AD)
- CEMETERY (Late Upper Palaeolithic to Early Medieval - 40000 BC to 901 AD)
- DITCH? (Late Upper Palaeolithic to Early Medieval - 40000 BC to 901 AD)
- ENCLOSURE (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
Cropmarks of a cluster of barrows, including at least three square barrows, with one large barrow at 14m across and one with a semi-circular internal feature. Also cropmarks of four or five circular enclosures and ditches around the barrows. A circular feature also lies to northwest. Aspects of these cropmarks probably relate to a Pictish barrow cemetery site.
MITCHELL, J, 2017, THE MONUMENTAL CEMETERIES OF NORTHERN PICTLAND IN MEDIEVAL ARCHAEOLOGY, 61:1, 1-40 (Bibliographic reference). SAB7517.
Aug 3 1988 , AAS/88/07/CT20-21, AAS/88/07/CT20-21 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB19799.
Aug 3 1988 , AAS/88/07/S11/7-14, AAS/88/07/S11/7-14 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB14003.
Aug 8 1985 , EW 6-15, EW 6-15 (Ground Photograph). SAB14004.
Jul 7 1984 , AAS/84/02/R3/14-15, AAS/84/02/R3/14-15 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB14000.
Jul 8 1988 , AAS/88/04/CT12-13,22-3,41, AAS/88/04/CT12-13,22-3,41 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB19805.
Jul 8 1988 , AAS/88/04/CT36, AAS/88/04/CT36 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB19908.
Jul 8 1988 , AAS/88/04/S11/1-4,8,10-24, AAS/88/04/S11/1-4,8,10-24 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB14002.
Jul 12 1994 , AAS/94/12/G24/4-12, AAS/94/12/G24/4-12 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB15514.
Jul 12 2010 , AAS-10-3 DG1907-11, AAS-10-3 DG1907-11 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB20626.
Jul 12 2010 , AAS-10-3 DG1913-22, 2008, AAS-10-3 DG1913-22, 2008 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB20627.
Jul 21 1983 , AAS/83/09/R19/5-14, AAS/83/09/R19/5-14 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB13998.
Jul 21 1983 , AAS/83/09/S5/22-24, AAS/83/09/S5/22-24 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB13999.
Jun 24 1988 , AAS(A)/88/01/S2/1-16, AAS(A)/88/01/S2/1-16 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB14001.
Jun 24 1988 , AAS/88/01/CT1,8-9,11,13, AAS/88/01/CT1,8-9,11,13 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB19848.
Jun 24 1988 , AAS/88/01/CT16-17, AAS/88/01/CT16-17 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB19893.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- HES Scheduled Monument Number: 5779;
- NMR Card Number: NJ66SE101;
- NRHE Numlink: 120906;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ66SE0052;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM5779 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/120906 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (16)
- --- SAB13998 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 21 1983 . AAS/83/09/R19/5-14. Black & White. AAS/83/09/R19/5-14.
- --- SAB13999 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 21 1983 . AAS/83/09/S5/22-24. Black & White. AAS/83/09/S5/22-24.
- --- SAB14000 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 7 1984 . AAS/84/02/R3/14-15. Black & White. AAS/84/02/R3/14-15.
- --- SAB14001 Air-oblique Photograph: Jun 24 1988 . AAS(A)/88/01/S2/1-16. Black & White. AAS(A)/88/01/S2/1-16.
- --- SAB14002 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 8 1988 . AAS/88/04/S11/1-4,8,10-24. Black & White. AAS/88/04/S11/1-4,8,10-24.
- --- SAB14003 Air-oblique Photograph: Aug 3 1988 . AAS/88/07/S11/7-14. Black & White. AAS/88/07/S11/7-14.
- --- SAB14004 Ground Photograph: Aug 8 1985 . EW 6-15. Black & White. EW 6-15.
- --- SAB15514 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 12 1994 . AAS/94/12/G24/4-12. Black & White. AAS/94/12/G24/4-12.
- --- SAB19799 Air-oblique Photograph: Aug 3 1988 . AAS/88/07/CT20-21. Colour Transparency. AAS/88/07/CT20-21.
- --- SAB19805 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 8 1988 . AAS/88/04/CT12-13,22-3,41. Colour Transparency. AAS/88/04/CT12-13,22-3,41.
- --- SAB19848 Air-oblique Photograph: Jun 24 1988 . AAS/88/01/CT1,8-9,11,13. Colour Transparency. AAS/88/01/CT1,8-9,11,13.
- --- SAB19893 Air-oblique Photograph: Jun 24 1988 . AAS/88/01/CT16-17. Colour Transparency. AAS/88/01/CT16-17.
- --- SAB19908 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 8 1988 . AAS/88/04/CT36. Colour Transparency. AAS/88/04/CT36.
- --- SAB20626 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 12 2010 . AAS-10-3 DG1907-11. Digital. AAS-10-3 DG1907-11.
- --- SAB20627 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 12 2010 . AAS-10-3 DG1913-22, 2008. Digital. AAS-10-3 DG1913-22, 2008.
- --- 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
Apr 2 2026 3:11PM
