Cropmark record MAB64107 - PORTSTOWN
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Summary
Cropmarks of a series of ring ditches, a small enclosure and pits, visible as cropmarks, probaby represent an unenclosed settlement.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 7698 2315 (556m by 596m) Centred at - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ72SE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Chapel of Garioch |
Type and Period (7)
- RIDGE AND FURROW (Late Upper Palaeolithic to Medieval - 40000 BC to 1560 AD)
- SETTLEMENT (Late Upper Palaeolithic to Medieval - 40000 BC to 1560 AD)
- ENCLOSURE (Late Upper Palaeolithic to Medieval - 40000 BC to 1560 AD)
- PIT (Late Upper Palaeolithic to Medieval - 40000 BC to 1560 AD)
- RING DITCH (Late Upper Palaeolithic to Medieval - 40000 BC to 1560 AD)
- Rig And Furrow (Late Upper Palaeolithic to Medieval - 40000 BC to 1560 AD)
- ARCHAEOLOGICAL FEATURE (Late Upper Palaeolithic to Medieval - 40000 BC to 1560 AD)
Full Description
Cropmarks of a series of ring ditches, a small enclosure and pits, visible as cropmarks, probaby represent an unenclosed settlement. They are overlain by rig and furrow and modern drainage also visible as cropmarks.
GRIEG, M,K., 1996, DES, 6 (Bibliographic reference). SAB675.
CROPMARKS
Feb 14 2008 , AAS/08/2/DG9382-3, AAS/08/2/DG9382-3 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB19602.
Jul 23 1996 , AAS/96/09/CT, AAS/96/09/CT (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB16385.
Jul 23 1996 , AAS/96/09/G23/9-14, AAS/96/09/G23/9-14 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB16384.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NJ72SE130;
- NRHE Numlink: 107725;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ72SE0135;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/107725 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SAB16384 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 23 1996 . AAS/96/09/G23/9-14. Black & White. AAS/96/09/G23/9-14.
- --- SAB16385 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 23 1996 . AAS/96/09/CT. Colour Transparency. AAS/96/09/CT.
- --- SAB19602 Air-oblique Photograph: Feb 14 2008 . AAS/08/2/DG9382-3. DG. AAS/08/2/DG9382-3.
- --- SAB675 Bibliographic reference: GRIEG, M,K.. 1996. DES. 6.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Record last edited
Feb 9 2016 3:40PM
