Cropmark record MAB64526 - EAST MAINS OF ABOYNE
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Summary
Cropmark of a timber house site, visible as a cropmark of a thin ring enclosed by a thicker ring with a possible entrance on the east side.
Protected Status/Designation
- Scheduled Monument 10980
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 5315 9922 (200m by 351m) Centred at - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO59NW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Aboyne and Glentanar |
Type and Period (8)
- RIDGE AND FURROW (Late Upper Palaeolithic to Medieval - 40000 BC to 1560 AD)
- HOUSE (Late Upper Palaeolithic to Medieval - 40000 BC to 1560 AD)
- DITCH (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)
- 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)
- ROUND HOUSE (DOMESTIC) (Late Upper Palaeolithic to Medieval - 40000 BC to 1560 AD)
Full Description
Cropmark of a timber house site, visible as a cropmark of a thin ring enclosed by a thicker ring with a possible entrance on the east side. Some post-holes are visible in the interior. There is also a faint trace of a possible circular enclosure to the south-east of the hut stance. Immediately to the north-west is the cropmark of part of a large irregular shaped enclosure. Further north is a possible faint trace of another possible double circular enclosure. The whole area is overlain by cropmarks of rig and furrow. Only the southern half of the site is Scheduled.
RALSTON, IBM, 1984, DEESIDE FIELD, 18,73-83, 80-1 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1492.
Apr 1 2002 , AAS/GR/02/CT14-16, AAS/GR/02/CT14-16 (Ground Photograph). SAB33161.
Aug 11 1988 , AAS/88/09/K2/13-5, AAS/88/09/K2/13-5 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB15294.
Aug 23 2009 , AAS/89/06/CT4,9, AAS/89/06/CT4,9 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB19743.
Jul 17 1983 , AAS/83/6-7/R10/15, AAS/83/6-7/R10/15 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB15287.
Jul 17 1983 , AAS/83/7-8/R11/1-3, AAS/83/7-8/R11/1-3 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB15288.
Jul 18 1989 , AAS/89/05/CN31,33, AAS/89/05/CN31,33 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB15296.
Jul 18 1989 , AAS/89/05/CT40-1,47, AAS/89/05/CT40-1,47 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB19753.
Jul 18 1989 , AAS/89/05/S15/6-9, AAS/89/05/S15/6-9 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB15295.
Jul 20 1977 , CDE 78-9, CDE 78-9 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB15291.
Jul 20 1983 , AAS/83/08/R12/4-8, AAS/83/08/R12/4-8 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB15292.
Jul 20 1983 , AAS/83/08/S2/26,31, AAS/83/08/S2/26,31 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB15293.
Jul 21 1961 , AEA 29-30, AEA 29-30 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB15289.
Jul 30 1967 , ATP 81-2, ATP 81-2 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB15290.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- HES Scheduled Monument Number: 10980;
- NMR Card Number: NO59NW33;
- NRHE Numlink: 35303;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO59NW0025;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM10980 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/35303 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (14)
- --- SAB1492 Bibliographic reference: RALSTON, IBM. 1984. DEESIDE FIELD, 18,73-83. 80-1.
- --- SAB15287 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 17 1983 . AAS/83/6-7/R10/15. Black & White. AAS/83/6-7/R10/15.
- --- SAB15288 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 17 1983 . AAS/83/7-8/R11/1-3. Black & White. AAS/83/7-8/R11/1-3.
- --- SAB15289 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 21 1961 . AEA 29-30. Black & White. AEA 29-30.
- --- SAB15290 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 30 1967 . ATP 81-2. Black & White. ATP 81-2.
- --- SAB15291 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 20 1977 . CDE 78-9. Black & White. CDE 78-9.
- --- SAB15292 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 20 1983 . AAS/83/08/R12/4-8. Black & White. AAS/83/08/R12/4-8.
- --- SAB15293 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 20 1983 . AAS/83/08/S2/26,31. Black & White. AAS/83/08/S2/26,31.
- --- SAB15294 Air-oblique Photograph: Aug 11 1988 . AAS/88/09/K2/13-5. Black & White. AAS/88/09/K2/13-5.
- --- SAB15295 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 18 1989 . AAS/89/05/S15/6-9. Black & White. AAS/89/05/S15/6-9.
- --- SAB15296 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 18 1989 . AAS/89/05/CN31,33. Colour Negative. AAS/89/05/CN31,33.
- --- SAB19743 Air-oblique Photograph: Aug 23 2009 . AAS/89/06/CT4,9. Colour Transparency. AAS/89/06/CT4,9.
- --- SAB19753 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 18 1989 . AAS/89/05/CT40-1,47. Colour Transparency. AAS/89/05/CT40-1,47.
- --- SAB33161 Ground Photograph: Apr 1 2002 . AAS/GR/02/CT14-16. Colour Transparency. AAS/GR/02/CT14-16.
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Record last edited
Aug 23 2024 3:47PM
