Cropmark record MAB64059 - WESTER FINTRAY
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Summary
Cropmarks of a palisaded enclosure.
Protected Status/Designation
- Scheduled Monument 12463
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 8132 1580 (169m by 141m) Centred at - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ81NW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Fintray |
Type and Period (5)
- ENCLOSURE (Late Upper Palaeolithic to Late Roman Iron Age - 40000 BC to 401 AD) + Sci.Date
- FLINT SCATTER (Late Upper Palaeolithic to Late Roman Iron Age - 40000 BC to 401 AD)
- HOMESTEAD (Late Upper Palaeolithic to Late Roman Iron Age - 40000 BC to 401 AD)
- FEATURE (Late Upper Palaeolithic to Late Roman Iron Age - 40000 BC to 401 AD)
- ARCHAEOLOGICAL FEATURE (Late Upper Palaeolithic to Late Roman Iron Age - 40000 BC to 401 AD)
Full Description
Cropmarks of a palisaded enclosure. The outer trace is possibly of a ditch, the inner trace is possibly the arc of a palisade. Eastern half of enclosure contains a putative open square feature. Possible homestead. Test-pitting was carried out across the south end of this field in 2004 as part of a programme of investigation in the area (NJ81NW0198) for the Kintore Landscape Project. The work recovered 12 flints and one quartz artefact, and two pieces of slag which appear to be part of a background level of Neolithic and Bronze Age activity. An excavation was undertaken across this site in 2005. Sections were excavated across the ditches of the enclosure - it was broad with a flat base measuring circa 4.6 m wide and 0.7 m deep, with a line of stones at its base. There was no trace of a recut. There were traces of a collapsed bank at its eastern side. The lower fills were charcoal rich and the base of a large hand-thrown pot was recovered from the fill.
Period Notes
RC dates: SUERC-12918, alder charcoal from secondary fill within the ditch’s fill, 2160 +/- 40 BP, calibrated to 370-90 BC at 2 sigma
AOC ARCHAEOLOGY, 2005, KINTORE LANDSCAPE PROJECT, PHASE 1: WESTER FINTRAY. DATA STRUCTURE REPORT, DSR (Bibliographic reference). SAB3622.
COOK, M, 2006, DES VOL6, 2005, p.15 (Bibliographic reference). SAB3947.
excavation
ABERDEENSHIRE COUNCIL, 2010, A LAD O'PAIRTS: A DAY CONFERENCE IN MEMORY OF IAIN SHEPHERD, pp62-65 (Bibliographic reference). SAB8471.
Aug 15 1996 , AAS/96/14/CT10, AAS/96/14/CT10 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB16518.
Aug 19 1987 , AAS/87/02/CT9, AAS/87/02/CT9 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB19844.
Jul 12 1994 , AAS/94/12/G24/13-5, AAS/94/12/G24/13-5 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB15516.
Jul 12 1994 , AAS/94/12/G25/1,6,7, AAS/94/12/G25/1,6,7 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB15521.
Jul 14 2008 , AAS/08/2/DG9363-76, AAS/08/2/DG9363-76 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB19596.
Jul 18 1995 , AAS/95/06/CT3, AAS/95/06/CT3 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB19612.
Jul 18 1995 , AAS/95/06/G16/7-9, AAS/95/06/G16/7-9 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB16033.
Jul 18 2006 , AAS/06/2/CT8-12, AAS/06/2/CT8-12 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB19265.
Jul 18 2006 , AAS/06/2/DG15-6,20-22, AAS/06/2/DG15-6,20-22 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB18645.
Jul 21 1983 , AAS/83/14/SC, AAS/83/14/SC (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB18658.
Jul 23 1996 , AAS/96/09/CT11, AAS/96/09/CT11 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB16440.
Jul 23 1996 , AAS/96/09/G23/1-4, AAS/96/09/G23/1-4 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB16439.
May 28 1997 , AAS/97/05/CT10,31-2, AAS/97/05/CT10,31-2 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB16735.
May 28 1997 , AAS/97/05/G9/1-4, AAS/97/05/G9/1-4 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB16725.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- HES Scheduled Monument Number: 12463;
- NMR Card Number: NJ81NW38;
- NRHE Numlink: 83672;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ81NW0036;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM12463 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/83672 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (17)
- --- SAB15516 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 12 1994 . AAS/94/12/G24/13-5. Black & White. AAS/94/12/G24/13-5.
- --- SAB15521 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 12 1994 . AAS/94/12/G25/1,6,7. Black & White. AAS/94/12/G25/1,6,7.
- --- SAB16033 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 18 1995 . AAS/95/06/G16/7-9. Black & White. AAS/95/06/G16/7-9.
- --- SAB16439 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 23 1996 . AAS/96/09/G23/1-4. Black & White. AAS/96/09/G23/1-4.
- --- SAB16440 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 23 1996 . AAS/96/09/CT11. Colour Transparency. AAS/96/09/CT11.
- --- SAB16518 Air-oblique Photograph: Aug 15 1996 . AAS/96/14/CT10. Colour Transparency. AAS/96/14/CT10.
- --- SAB16725 Air-oblique Photograph: May 28 1997 . AAS/97/05/G9/1-4. Black & White. AAS/97/05/G9/1-4.
- --- SAB16735 Air-oblique Photograph: May 28 1997 . AAS/97/05/CT10,31-2. Colour Transparency. AAS/97/05/CT10,31-2.
- --- SAB18645 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 18 2006 . AAS/06/2/DG15-6,20-22. DG. AAS/06/2/DG15-6,20-22.
- --- SAB18658 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 21 1983 . AAS/83/14/SC. Colour Transparency. AAS/83/14/SC.
- --- SAB19265 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 18 2006 . AAS/06/2/CT8-12. Colour Transparency. AAS/06/2/CT8-12.
- --- SAB19596 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 14 2008 . AAS/08/2/DG9363-76. DG. AAS/08/2/DG9363-76.
- --- SAB19612 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 18 1995 . AAS/95/06/CT3. Colour Transparency. AAS/95/06/CT3.
- --- SAB19844 Air-oblique Photograph: Aug 19 1987 . AAS/87/02/CT9. Colour Transparency. AAS/87/02/CT9.
- --- SAB3622 Bibliographic reference: AOC ARCHAEOLOGY. 2005. KINTORE LANDSCAPE PROJECT, PHASE 1: WESTER FINTRAY. DATA STRUCTURE REPORT. DSR.
- --- SAB3947 Bibliographic reference: COOK, M. 2006. DES VOL6, 2005. Y. p.15.
- --- SAB8471 Bibliographic reference: ABERDEENSHIRE COUNCIL. 2010. A LAD O'PAIRTS: A DAY CONFERENCE IN MEMORY OF IAIN SHEPHERD. Y. pp62-65.
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Record last edited
Apr 3 2024 10:51AM
