Cropmark record MAB64949 - PITTENGARDNER
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Summary
Unenclosed settlement showing as cropmarks of at least 12 timber round-houses, with some showing as solid circles with a thin ring around them.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 7488 7637 (748m by 548m) Centred at - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO77NW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Fordoun |
Type and Period (9)
- 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)
- PIT (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)
- 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
Unenclosed settlement showing as cropmarks of at least 12 timber round-houses, with some showing as solid circles with a thin ring around them. Also showing are pit-alignments, enclosures and a possible souterrain. In the corner of the field to the east are two ring-ditches. The area is overlain by rig and furrow showing as crop marks. The pit-alignment is similar to that of Warren Field, Crathes (NO79NW0012) which when excavated proved to be Mesolithic in date. A watching brief was carried out by MAS in 2002 during replacement of an electricity pole and associated works in the southwestern part of the site, but no archaeological features or artefacts were recorded.
Period Notes
The Mesolithic date is based on the pit-alignment being similar to Warren Field, Crathes. The unenclosed settlement is probably Iron Age in date.
KC/1271-5, 1371 (1982), KC/1271-5, 1371 (1982) (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB15719.
MURRAY, C, 2002, PITTENGARDNER, FORDOUN: ARCHAEOLOGICAL WATCHING BRIEF FOR SSE, report (Bibliographic reference). SAB2882.
WATCHING BRIEF
Jul 12 1984 , AAS/84/04/R6(2)/8-11, AAS/84/04/R6(2)/8-11 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB15717.
Jul 12 1984 , AAS/84/04/R7(1)/16, AAS/84/04/R7(1)/16 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB15718.
Jul 12 1984 , AAS/84/04/R7(2)/1-8, AAS/84/04/R7(2)/1-8 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB15721.
Jul 18 1984 , AAS/84/06/R12/8-9, AAS/84/06/R12/8-9 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB15722.
Jul 21 1976 , CAE 72, CAE 72 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB15720.
RCAHMS, n.d., S KINC LIST, No157 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1512.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NO77NW27;
- NRHE Numlink: 36453;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO77NW0029;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/36453 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (8)
- --- SAB1512 Bibliographic reference: RCAHMS. n.d.. S KINC LIST. No157.
- --- SAB15717 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 12 1984 . AAS/84/04/R6(2)/8-11. Black & White. AAS/84/04/R6(2)/8-11.
- --- SAB15718 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 12 1984 . AAS/84/04/R7(1)/16. Black & White. AAS/84/04/R7(1)/16.
- --- SAB15719 Air-oblique Photograph: KC/1271-5, 1371 (1982). Black & White. KC/1271-5, 1371 (1982).
- --- SAB15720 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 21 1976 . CAE 72. Black & White. CAE 72.
- --- SAB15721 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 12 1984 . AAS/84/04/R7(2)/1-8. Black & White. AAS/84/04/R7(2)/1-8.
- --- SAB15722 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 18 1984 . AAS/84/06/R12/8-9. Black & White. AAS/84/06/R12/8-9.
- --- SAB2882 Bibliographic reference: MURRAY, C. 2002. PITTENGARDNER, FORDOUN: ARCHAEOLOGICAL WATCHING BRIEF FOR SSE. report.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
Record last edited
Aug 26 2024 2:14PM
