Cropmark record MAB65058 - FARROCHIE
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Summary
Cropmarks of an unenclosed settlement.
Protected Status/Designation
- Scheduled Monument 5449
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 8519 8623 (380m by 283m) Centred at - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO88NE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Fetteresso |
Type and Period (7)
- PALISADE (Prehistoric - 40000 BC to 400 AD)
- SETTLEMENT (Prehistoric - 40000 BC to 400 AD)
- SOUTERRAIN (Prehistoric - 40000 BC to 400 AD)
- ENCLOSURE (Prehistoric - 40000 BC to 400 AD)
- PIT (Prehistoric - 40000 BC to 400 AD)
- RING DITCH (Prehistoric - 40000 BC to 400 AD)
- ARCHAEOLOGICAL FEATURE (Prehistoric - 40000 BC to 400 AD)
Full Description
Cropmarks of an unenclosed settlement. A double concentric palisaded enclosure is visible with a souterrain lying within the central one. Two other possible souterrains, or sunken huts, lie within the outer one. A third possible circular enclosure appears to underlie the central souterrain, which may indicate reuse of the site. There are up to seven roundhouses, measuring between 10m and 20m in diameter., as well as numerous pits and other cropmarks of enclosures, other dark indeterminate blobs. An archaeological evaluation in 1993 in advance of the realignment of an unclassified road connecting Auchenblae Road and Cemetery Road, impinged on the south-eastern part of the scheduled cropmark complex - see NO88NE0051. It showed that some of the pits may be Mesolithic or Neolithic in date. See also NO88NE0467 for archaeological evaluation in in 2024 on land to the east which also uncovered possible prehistoric features.
Author unknown, , PRESS & JOURNAL, 29/10/92 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1416.
Jul 12 2005 , AAS/05/5/CT111, AAS/05/5/CT111 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB18283.
Jul 20 1977 , CDE 8,9, CDE 8,9 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB16072.
RCAHMS, n.d., N KINC LIST, No139 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1509.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- HES Scheduled Monument Number: 5449;
- NMR Card Number: NO88NE39;
- NRHE Numlink: 36919;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO88NE0038;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM5449 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/36919 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SAB1416 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. . PRESS & JOURNAL. 29/10/92.
- --- SAB1509 Bibliographic reference: RCAHMS. n.d.. N KINC LIST. No139.
- --- SAB16072 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 20 1977 . CDE 8,9. Black & White. CDE 8,9.
- --- SAB18283 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 12 2005 . AAS/05/5/CT111. Colour Transparency. AAS/05/5/CT111.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Record last edited
Aug 23 2024 3:52PM
