Cropmark record MAB64532 - BALCATHIE
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Summary
Cropmarks of a number of ring-ditches have been recorded by the RCAHMS on aerial photographs taken in 1979.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 6056 3923 (399m by 407m) Centred at - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO63NW |
| Civil Parish | Arbirlot |
| Authority | Angus |
Type and Period (8)
- 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 ALIGNMENT (Late Upper Palaeolithic to Medieval - 40000 BC to 1560 AD)
- RING DITCH (Late Upper Palaeolithic to Medieval - 40000 BC to 1560 AD)
- Four Poster (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 number of ring-ditches have been recorded by the RCAHMS on aerial photographs taken in 1979. They probably represent the remains of an unenclosed settlement. The features are scattered across the field. The probable settlement remains include at least three faint crescentic marks (probably houses) with further arcs of ditch and crescentic shapes representing some six further ring-ditches. Possible short double pit-alignments are visible at circa NO 6070 3921 and circa NO 6051 3914, each no more than 12 m long. A possible four-poster or mortuary enclosure is also recorded. The field also has cropmarks of rig and furrow.
AN/3933 (1979), AN/3933 (1979) (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB22038.
AN/3934 (1979), AN/3934 (1979) (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB22039.
AN/3935 (1979), AN/3935 (1979) (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB22040.
CFA, 1997, A92 ARBROATH TO DUNDEE ARCHAEOLOGICAL MITIGATION STRATEGY REPORT, DBA (Bibliographic reference). SAB1584.
CAMERON, K, 2006, Prehistoric pits etc along the route of the A92, p.19 (Bibliographic reference). SAB3971.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ANG;
- NMR Card Number: NO63NW3;
- NRHE Numlink: 35378;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO63NW0003;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/35378 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SAB1584 Bibliographic reference: CFA. 1997. A92 ARBROATH TO DUNDEE ARCHAEOLOGICAL MITIGATION STRATEGY REPORT. DBA.
- --- SAB22038 Air-oblique Photograph: AN/3933 (1979). Black & White. AN/3933 (1979).
- --- SAB22039 Air-oblique Photograph: AN/3934 (1979). Black & White. AN/3934 (1979).
- --- SAB22040 Air-oblique Photograph: AN/3935 (1979). Black & White. AN/3935 (1979).
- --- SAB3971 Bibliographic reference: CAMERON, K. 2006. Prehistoric pits etc along the route of the A92. Y. p.19.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Record last edited
Oct 24 2022 12:48PM
