Cropmark record MAB64062 - WESTER FINTRAY
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Summary
Cropmarks of at least ten ring-ditches, pits, a pit-alignment, field system and other indeterminate cropmarks are visible spread over two fields.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 8064 1606 (632m by 383m) Location only - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ81NW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Fintray |
Type and Period (7)
- FIELD SYSTEM (Late Upper Palaeolithic to Late Roman Iron Age - 40000 BC to 401 AD)
- SETTLEMENT (Late Upper Palaeolithic to Late Roman Iron Age - 40000 BC to 401 AD)
- FLINT SCATTER (Late Upper Palaeolithic to Late Roman Iron Age - 40000 BC to 401 AD)
- PIT (Late Upper Palaeolithic to Late Roman Iron Age - 40000 BC to 401 AD)
- PIT ALIGNMENT (Late Upper Palaeolithic to Late Roman Iron Age - 40000 BC to 401 AD)
- RING DITCH (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 at least ten ring-ditches, pits, a pit-alignment, field system and other indeterminate cropmarks are visible spread over two fields. The pit-alignment is similar to that of Warren Field, Crathes (NO79NW0012) which when excavated proved to be Mesolithic in date. Test-pitting was carried out at the north end of the eastern field in 2004 as part of a programme of investigation in the area (NJ81NW0198) for the Kintore Landscape Project. The work recovered 14 flint and two quartz artefacts, which appear to be part of a background level of Neolithic and Bronze Age activity, although a concentration of probable Mesolithic flints was recovered from the field to the south (NJ81NW0031). See also NJ81NW0366 for 2024 fieldwalking.
Period Notes
The Mesolithic date is based on the pit-alignment being similar to Warren Field, Crathes. The unenclosed settlement may date to the Iron Age.
AOC ARCHAEOLOGY, 2005, KINTORE LANDSCAPE PROJECT, PHASE 1: WESTER FINTRAY. DATA STRUCTURE REPORT, DSR (Bibliographic reference). SAB3622.
Aug 25 2000 , AAS/00/12/CT4-9, AAS/00/12/CT4-9 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB17459.
Aug 25 2000 , AAS/00/12/G29/14-7, AAS/00/12/G29/14-7 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB17458.
Jul 7 1984 , AAS/84/01-02/R2/6-9, AAS/84/01-02/R2/6-9 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB14536.
Jul 12 1983 , AAS/83/05/R9/1-3, AAS/83/05/R9/1-3 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB14534.
Jul 13 2000 , AAS/00/09/CT1-5, AAS/00/09/CT1-5 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB17400.
Jul 13 2000 , AAS/00/09/G22/21-4, AAS/00/09/G22/21-4 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB17399.
Jul 20 1983 , AAS/83/08/S2/5, AAS/83/08/S2/5 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB14538.
Jul 21 1982 , AAS/82/13/R16/14, AAS/82/13/R16/14 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB14532.
Jul 21 1983 , AAS/83/09/R22/1, AAS/83/09/R22/1 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB14537.
Jul 21 1983 , AAS/83/10/S7/31, AAS/83/10/S7/31 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB14535.
Jul 22 1982 , AAS/82/14/R20/28-30, AAS/82/14/R20/28-30 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB14533.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NJ81NW76;
- NRHE Numlink: 144401;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ81NW0039;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/144401 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (12)
- --- SAB14532 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 21 1982 . AAS/82/13/R16/14. Black & White. AAS/82/13/R16/14.
- --- SAB14533 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 22 1982 . AAS/82/14/R20/28-30. Black & White. AAS/82/14/R20/28-30.
- --- SAB14534 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 12 1983 . AAS/83/05/R9/1-3. Black & White. AAS/83/05/R9/1-3.
- --- SAB14535 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 21 1983 . AAS/83/10/S7/31. Black & White. AAS/83/10/S7/31.
- --- SAB14536 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 7 1984 . AAS/84/01-02/R2/6-9. Black & White. AAS/84/01-02/R2/6-9.
- --- SAB14537 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 21 1983 . AAS/83/09/R22/1. Black & White. AAS/83/09/R22/1.
- --- SAB14538 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 20 1983 . AAS/83/08/S2/5. Black & White. AAS/83/08/S2/5.
- --- SAB17399 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 13 2000 . AAS/00/09/G22/21-4. Black & White. AAS/00/09/G22/21-4.
- --- SAB17400 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 13 2000 . AAS/00/09/CT1-5. Colour Transparency. AAS/00/09/CT1-5.
- --- SAB17458 Air-oblique Photograph: Aug 25 2000 . AAS/00/12/G29/14-7. Black & White. AAS/00/12/G29/14-7.
- --- SAB17459 Air-oblique Photograph: Aug 25 2000 . AAS/00/12/CT4-9. Colour Transparency. AAS/00/12/CT4-9.
- --- SAB3622 Bibliographic reference: AOC ARCHAEOLOGY. 2005. KINTORE LANDSCAPE PROJECT, PHASE 1: WESTER FINTRAY. DATA STRUCTURE REPORT. DSR.
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Record last edited
Jan 29 2025 2:00PM
