Cropmark record MAB64378 - INVERQUHARITY ROMAN CAMP

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Summary

Cropmarks of a Roman Temporay Camp, of the type with Stracathro-type gates (clavicula).

Protected Status/Designation

Scheduled Monument 6452

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Grid reference	Centred NO 4066 5799 (244m by 215m) Centred at - Point
Map sheet	NO45NW
Civil Parish	Kirriemuir
Authority	Angus

Type and Period (7)

HOUSE? (Late Upper Palaeolithic to Late Roman Iron Age - 40000 BC to 401 AD)
SOUTERRAIN (Late Upper Palaeolithic to Late Roman Iron Age - 40000 BC to 401 AD)
DITCH (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)
GATEWAY (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)
TEMPORARY CAMP (Late Upper Palaeolithic to Late Roman Iron Age - 40000 BC to 401 AD)

Full Description

Cropmarks of a Roman Temporay Camp, of the type with Stracathro-type gates (clavicula). Discovered by the RCAHMS during aerial reconnaissance in 1983 and photographed subsequently with increasing detail by them and CUCAP. It lies to the east of and immedately adjoins one of the eastern annexes of the Roman fortlet (NO45NW0010). Small scale investigations, by Maxwell and St Joseph in 1984, revealed a V-profile ditch about 1.8 m wide and 0.9 m deep from a trench across the south-east side and another V-shaped ditch, 1.2 m wide at the top of the loose gravel subsoil and 0.9 m deep on the east side. The virtual absence of primary silt in the latter suggested to the excavators that it had been soon backfilled. In 2002 Wooliscroft and Hoffman conducted a resistivity survey which covered most of the west of the camp. This discovered the remains of the north-west corner and confirmed that the camp was slightly irregular on plan. Much of the north side has been destroyed by erosion, it measures circa 145 m east-west x 144 m long on the west and the (incomplete) east side is 159 m long, suggesting a length of at least 162 m, giving an area initially estimated at circa 2.3 ha (5.7 acres), which has been adjusted by rectification of the oblique aerial photographs to circa 2.124 ha (5.25 acres).

A/28370, A/28370 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB26210.

A/28370-6/CS (1986), A/28370-6/CS (1986) (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB26211.

A/28372/CS, A/28372/CS (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB26230.

A/28596-601 (1986), A/28596-601 (1986) (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB26212.

A/30656,61, A/30656,61 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB26234.

A/30656-60 (1986), A/30656-60 (1986) (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB26223.

A/30663-66, A/30663-66 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB26224.

A/64836-44 (1984), A/64836-44 (1984) (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB26213.

A/69364-69/CN (1984), A/69364-69/CN (1984) (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB26214.

A/69516/CS, A/69516/CS (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB26231.

A/69517-20,22/CS, A/69517-20,22/CS (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB26215.

A/69521/CS, A/69521/CS (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB26232.

AN/6632 (1983), AN/6632 (1983) (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB26233.

AN/7002-13 (1983), AN/7002-13 (1983) (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB26216.

AN/7080-1,4-7 (1984), AN/7080-1,4-7 (1984) (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB26225.

AN/7093-98/CS (1983), AN/7093-98/CS (1983) (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB26217.

AN/7100-1/CS (1983), AN/7100-1/CS (1983) (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB26218.

AN/7106-9/CS (1983), AN/7106-9/CS (1983) (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB26219.

AN/7124-6/CS (1983), AN/7124-6/CS (1983) (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB26220.

B/51393-6,8-9/PO (1984), B/51393-6,8-9/PO (1984) (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB26221.

B/51397/PO (1984), B/51397/PO (1984) (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB26226.

B/51400/PO (1984), B/51400/PO (1984) (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB26227.

B/514012/PO (1984), B/514012/PO (1984) (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB26222.

B/729505/CN (1992), B/729505/CN (1992) (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB26209.

B/72955/CS (1992), B/72955/CS (1992) (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB26229.

B/84575/CS, B/84575/CS (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB26206.

B/84577/CS (1992), B/84577/CS (1992) (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB26208.

B/84580/CS (1992), B/84580/CS (1992) (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB26207.

C/11677-8,9 (1993), C/11677-8,9 (1993) (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB26235.

C/811-17 (1992), C/811-17 (1992) (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB26228.

Frere, S S, 1985, Britannia 16, 263 (Bibliographic reference). SAB5026.

Maxwell and Wilson, G S and, 1987, Britannia 18, 16, 29 (Bibliographic reference). SAB6914.

WOOLLISCROFT, DJ, 2003, AERIAL AND GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS OF ROMAN AND PREHISTORIC FEATURES AT INVERQUHARITY, ANGUS (Bibliographic reference). SAB3421.

JONES, R. H., 2011, ROMAN CAMPS IN SCOTLAND, 238 (Bibliographic reference). SAB925.

Other Statuses/References

Authority: ANG;
HES Scheduled Monument Number: 6452;
NMR Card Number: NO45NW24;
NRHE Numlink: 33728;
Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO45NW0024;

External Links (2)

https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM6452 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
https://www.trove.scot/place/33728 (trove.scot link)

Sources/Archives (34)

--- SAB26206 Air-oblique Photograph: B/84575/CS. Colour Transparency. B/84575/CS.
--- SAB26207 Air-oblique Photograph: B/84580/CS (1992). Colour Transparency. B/84580/CS (1992).
--- SAB26208 Air-oblique Photograph: B/84577/CS (1992). Colour Transparency. B/84577/CS (1992).
--- SAB26209 Air-oblique Photograph: B/729505/CN (1992). Colour Negative. B/729505/CN (1992).
--- SAB26210 Air-oblique Photograph: A/28370. Black & White. A/28370.
--- SAB26211 Air-oblique Photograph: A/28370-6/CS (1986). Colour Transparency. A/28370-6/CS (1986).
--- SAB26212 Air-oblique Photograph: A/28596-601 (1986). Colour Negative. A/28596-601 (1986).
--- SAB26213 Air-oblique Photograph: A/64836-44 (1984). Black & White. A/64836-44 (1984).
--- SAB26214 Air-oblique Photograph: A/69364-69/CN (1984). Colour Negative. A/69364-69/CN (1984).
--- SAB26215 Air-oblique Photograph: A/69517-20,22/CS. Colour Transparency. A/69517-20,22/CS.
--- SAB26216 Air-oblique Photograph: AN/7002-13 (1983). Black & White. AN/7002-13 (1983).
--- SAB26217 Air-oblique Photograph: AN/7093-98/CS (1983). Colour Transparency. AN/7093-98/CS (1983).
--- SAB26218 Air-oblique Photograph: AN/7100-1/CS (1983). Colour Transparency. AN/7100-1/CS (1983).
--- SAB26219 Air-oblique Photograph: AN/7106-9/CS (1983). Colour Transparency. AN/7106-9/CS (1983).
--- SAB26220 Air-oblique Photograph: AN/7124-6/CS (1983). Colour Transparency. AN/7124-6/CS (1983).
--- SAB26221 Air-oblique Photograph: B/51393-6,8-9/PO (1984). Black & White. B/51393-6,8-9/PO (1984).
--- SAB26222 Air-oblique Photograph: B/514012/PO (1984). Black & White. B/514012/PO (1984).
--- SAB26223 Air-oblique Photograph: A/30656-60 (1986). Black & White. A/30656-60 (1986).
--- SAB26224 Air-oblique Photograph: A/30663-66. Black & White. A/30663-66.
--- SAB26225 Air-oblique Photograph: AN/7080-1,4-7 (1984). Black & White. AN/7080-1,4-7 (1984).
--- SAB26226 Air-oblique Photograph: B/51397/PO (1984). Black & White. B/51397/PO (1984).
--- SAB26227 Air-oblique Photograph: B/51400/PO (1984). Black & White. B/51400/PO (1984).
--- SAB26228 Air-oblique Photograph: C/811-17 (1992). Black & White. C/811-17 (1992).
--- SAB26229 Air-oblique Photograph: B/72955/CS (1992). Colour Transparency. B/72955/CS (1992).
--- SAB26230 Air-oblique Photograph: A/28372/CS. Colour Transparency. A/28372/CS.
--- SAB26231 Air-oblique Photograph: A/69516/CS. Colour Transparency. A/69516/CS.
--- SAB26232 Air-oblique Photograph: A/69521/CS. Colour Transparency. A/69521/CS.
--- SAB26233 Air-oblique Photograph: AN/6632 (1983). Black & White. AN/6632 (1983).
--- SAB26234 Air-oblique Photograph: A/30656,61. Black & White. A/30656,61.
--- SAB26235 Air-oblique Photograph: C/11677-8,9 (1993). Black & White. C/11677-8,9 (1993).
--- SAB3421 Bibliographic reference: WOOLLISCROFT, DJ. 2003. AERIAL AND GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS OF ROMAN AND PREHISTORIC FEATURES AT INVERQUHARITY, ANGUS.
--- SAB5026 Bibliographic reference: Frere, S S. 1985. Britannia 16. 263.
--- SAB6914 Bibliographic reference: Maxwell and Wilson, G S and. 1987. Britannia 18. 16, 29.
--- SAB925 Bibliographic reference: JONES, R. H.. 2011. ROMAN CAMPS IN SCOTLAND. N. 238.

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Sep 22 2022 11:39AM