Cropmark record MAB64942 - WEST CAMP, FORDOUN
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Summary
Possible Roman marching camp/ enclosures.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 7306 7663 (709m by 764m) Linear Feature - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO77NW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Fordoun |
Type and Period (5)
- RIDGE AND FURROW (Roman Iron Age to Medieval - 1 AD to 1560 AD)
- ENCLOSURE (Roman Iron Age to Medieval - 1 AD to 1560 AD)
- Rig And Furrow (Roman Iron Age to Medieval - 1 AD to 1560 AD)
- ARCHAEOLOGICAL FEATURE (Roman Iron Age to Medieval - 1 AD to 1560 AD)
- TEMPORARY CAMP? (Roman Iron Age to Medieval - 1 AD to 1560 AD)
Full Description
Possible Roman marching camp/ enclosures. Traces of the northwest angle and the north and west sides could be seen in 1801. The Luther Water used to run through the west side and there are several springs on the east side of the 'camp'. To the east was said to be a 'very complete Roman Fort', (which has since proved to be a medieval moated site NO77NW0017), supposed to be the praetorium of the camp. The camp was said to have been defended by triangular forts, at the different corners, by outposts, and by a deep morass 'at the lower extremity'. The forts and outposts have since been levelled by cultivation and the morass drained. Crawford believed that a very strong case had been made out for a marching camp, probably of two phases and overlapping (which would account for the 'triangular Forts') although he found nothing to substantiate this theory by ground inspection or local enquiry in 1939. An aerial photograph taken in 1976 shows several large rectilinear enclosures which bear uncertain relationships to the patches of sinuous rig and furrow which are also visible.
KC/981/CN (1976), KC/981/CN (1976) (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB15608.
CHALMERS, G, 1887, CALEDONIA, VOL 1, 177 (Bibliographic reference). SAB255.
CRAWFORD, OGS, 1949, TOPOGRAPHY OF ROMAN SCOTLAND, 103-4 (Bibliographic reference). SAB245.
JONES, R. H., 2011, ROMAN CAMPS IN SCOTLAND, 336 (Bibliographic reference). SAB925.
Jul 28 1972 , BKF 81, BKF 81 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB15609.
Author unknown, n.d., NSA, (1845) 85 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1269.
RCAHMS, n.d., S KINC LIST, No188 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1512.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NO77NW9;
- NRHE Numlink: 36484;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO77NW0007;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/36484 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (7)
- --- SAB1269 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. n.d.. NSA. (1845) 85.
- --- SAB1512 Bibliographic reference: RCAHMS. n.d.. S KINC LIST. No188.
- --- SAB15608 Air-oblique Photograph: KC/981/CN (1976). Colour Negative. KC/981/CN (1976).
- --- SAB15609 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 28 1972 . BKF 81. Black & White. BKF 81.
- --- SAB245 Bibliographic reference: CRAWFORD, OGS. 1949. TOPOGRAPHY OF ROMAN SCOTLAND. N. 103-4.
- --- SAB255 Bibliographic reference: CHALMERS, G. 1887. CALEDONIA, VOL 1. 177.
- --- SAB925 Bibliographic reference: JONES, R. H.. 2011. ROMAN CAMPS IN SCOTLAND. N. 336.
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Record last edited
May 7 2020 10:31AM
