Cropmark record MAB64276 - BEAVER CRAIG, KING EDWARD
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Summary
A dark mark visible as a sub-square solid cropmark surrounded by a roughly square ditch, found while checking aerial photograph for forestry in 1988.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 7262 5635 (99m by 89m) Centred at - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ75NW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | King Edward |
Type and Period (5)
- DITCH (Late Upper Palaeolithic to Early Medieval - 40000 BC to 901 AD)
- ENCLOSURE (Late Upper Palaeolithic to Early Medieval - 40000 BC to 901 AD)
- FLINT SCATTER (Late Upper Palaeolithic to Early Medieval - 40000 BC to 901 AD)
- HOMESTEAD (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 dark mark visible as a sub-square solid cropmark surrounded by a roughly square ditch, found while checking aerial photograph for forestry in 1988. It was originally considered to be a possible homestead moat. On reviewing the photograph in 2002 this feature would appear to be more curvilinear than rectilinear and perhaps more consistent with an earlier site. This would appear to be backed up by the finding of flints and several sherds of pottery, including a large sherd, of prehistoric date (Bill Lindsay 2002)
BOGDAN, N, 2008, EARLY CASTLES OF ABERDEENSHIRE (Bibliographic reference). SAB3811.
Jan 6 1989 , II 26-28, II 26-28 (Ground Photograph). SAB33604.
May 28 1977 , NJ75N 2715236, NJ75N 2715236 (Air-vertical Photograph). SAB14403.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NJ75NW19;
- NRHE Numlink: 76131;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ75NW0022;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/76131 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (3)
Finds (2)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Record last edited
Feb 1 2024 12:53PM
