Cropmark record MAB64540 - BALCATHIE
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Summary
Cropmarks of two enclosures and possible souterrains recorded by the RCAHMS during aerial reconnaissance in 1981 and subsequently in 1994 and 1995.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 6050 3918 (109m by 107m) Centred at - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO63NW |
| Civil Parish | Arbirlot |
| Authority | Angus |
Type and Period (6)
- RIDGE AND FURROW (Late Upper Palaeolithic to Medieval - 40000 BC to 1560 AD)
- SETTLEMENT? (Late Upper Palaeolithic to Medieval - 40000 BC to 1560 AD)
- SOUTERRAIN (Late Upper Palaeolithic to Medieval - 40000 BC to 1560 AD)
- ENCLOSURE (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 two enclosures and possible souterrains recorded by the RCAHMS during aerial reconnaissance in 1981 and subsequently in 1994 and 1995. The first enclosure is oval and measures about 20 m x 9 m internally. It has a ditch of maximum width 4 m on its west half (NO 6060 3935). A series of possible souterrains are located 45 m to the south-southwest. In the same field, three sides of what may be a rectilinear pit-defined enclosure, 23 m by at least 10 m, is visible at circa NO 6055 3921, with a possible entrance in the centre of the northeast side. Indeterminate marks, many of them geological, have also been recorded in this area. Patches of rig and furrow cultivation intersect the cropmarks in this field and the fields adjacent to it. The settlement remains are probably part of an unenclosed settlement first recorded in 1979 (see NO63NW0003).
AN/4696 (1981), AN/4696 (1981) (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB22029.
AN/4697 (1981), AN/4697 (1981) (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB22030.
AN/4698 (1981), AN/4698 (1981) (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB22031.
AN/4699 (1981), AN/4699 (1981) (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB22032.
AN/4702 (1981), AN/4702 (1981) (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB23212.
AN/4703 (1981), AN/4703 (1981) (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB23213.
MILLICAN, K, 2016, THE TIMBER MONUMENTS OF NEOLITHIC SCOTLAND, p. 103 (Bibliographic reference). SAB7307.
Jul 7 1995 , C 52035, C 52035 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB29810.
Jul 7 1995 , C 52036, C 52036 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB29811.
Jul 7 1995 , C 52038, C 52038 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB29812.
Jul 7 1995 , C 52039, C 52039 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB29813.
Jul 7 1995 , C 52040, C 52040 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB29814.
Jun 28 1994 , C 27324, C 27324 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB29802.
Jun 28 1994 , C 27326, C 27326 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB29803.
Jun 28 1994 , C 27328, C 27328 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB29809.
Jun 28 1994 , C 27330, C 27330 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB29804.
Jun 28 1994 , C 27899 CN, C 27899 CN (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB29805.
Jun 28 1994 , C 27900 CN, C 27900 CN (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB29806.
Jun 28 1994 , C 27902 CN, C 27902 CN (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB29807.
Jun 28 1994 , C 27903 CN, C 27903 CN (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB29808.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ANG;
- NMR Card Number: NO63NW11;
- NRHE Numlink: 35375;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO63NW0011;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/35375 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (20)
- --- SAB22029 Air-oblique Photograph: AN/4696 (1981). Black & White. AN/4696 (1981).
- --- SAB22030 Air-oblique Photograph: AN/4697 (1981). Black & White. AN/4697 (1981).
- --- SAB22031 Air-oblique Photograph: AN/4698 (1981). Black & White. AN/4698 (1981).
- --- SAB22032 Air-oblique Photograph: AN/4699 (1981). Black & White. AN/4699 (1981).
- --- SAB23212 Air-oblique Photograph: AN/4702 (1981). Black & White. AN/4702 (1981).
- --- SAB23213 Air-oblique Photograph: AN/4703 (1981). Black & White. AN/4703 (1981).
- --- SAB29802 Air-oblique Photograph: Jun 28 1994 . C 27324. Black & White. C 27324.
- --- SAB29803 Air-oblique Photograph: Jun 28 1994 . C 27326. Black & White. C 27326.
- --- SAB29804 Air-oblique Photograph: Jun 28 1994 . C 27330. Black & White. C 27330.
- --- SAB29805 Air-oblique Photograph: Jun 28 1994 . C 27899 CN. Colour Negative. C 27899 CN.
- --- SAB29806 Air-oblique Photograph: Jun 28 1994 . C 27900 CN. Colour Negative. C 27900 CN.
- --- SAB29807 Air-oblique Photograph: Jun 28 1994 . C 27902 CN. Colour Negative. C 27902 CN.
- --- SAB29808 Air-oblique Photograph: Jun 28 1994 . C 27903 CN. Colour Negative. C 27903 CN.
- --- SAB29809 Air-oblique Photograph: Jun 28 1994 . C 27328. Black & White. C 27328.
- --- SAB29810 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 7 1995 . C 52035. Black & White. C 52035.
- --- SAB29811 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 7 1995 . C 52036. Black & White. C 52036.
- --- SAB29812 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 7 1995 . C 52038. Black & White. C 52038.
- --- SAB29813 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 7 1995 . C 52039. Black & White. C 52039.
- --- SAB29814 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 7 1995 . C 52040. Black & White. C 52040.
- --- SAB7307 Bibliographic reference: MILLICAN, K. 2016. THE TIMBER MONUMENTS OF NEOLITHIC SCOTLAND. p. 103.
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Record last edited
Sep 22 2022 12:14PM
