Cropmark record MAB64525 - SAACH, ABOYNE
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Summary
Site of enclosures.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 5390 9909 (162m by 221m) Centred at - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO59NW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Aboyne and Glentanar |
Type and Period (3)
Full Description
Site of enclosures. The clearly visible outline of two enclosures lying on an eminence, and commanding a wide view was noted and 'When the workmen were employed in excavating them, they dug up burned stones and ashes etc'. There is now no visible trace on the ground, but a slight trace is visible on vertical aerial photographs. The site falls on a rise in a pasture field.
ORDNANCE SURVEY, 1871, Ordnance Name Book, No4(1865) 47 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1360.
May 19 1989 , JASAIR NO59 15.89.052, JASAIR NO59 15.89.052 (Air-vertical Photograph). SAB15285.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NO59NW20;
- NRHE Numlink: 35289;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO59NW0016;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/35289 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (2)
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Record last edited
Feb 29 2016 7:46PM
