Cropmark record MAB65373 - DOUGLASMUIR
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Summary
Cropmarks of an enclosure and pits recorded by the RCAHMS in 1976.
Protected Status/Designation
- Scheduled Monument 5983
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 6083 4927 (393m by 235m) Centred at - Point |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO64NW |
| Civil Parish | Inverkeilor |
| Authority | Angus |
Type and Period (5)
- FIELD SYSTEM (Late Upper Palaeolithic to Medieval - 40000 BC to 1560 AD)
- TRACKWAY (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)
- ARCHAEOLOGICAL FEATURE (Late Upper Palaeolithic to Medieval - 40000 BC to 1560 AD)
Full Description
Cropmarks of an enclosure and pits recorded by the RCAHMS in 1976. A rectilinear enclosure, measuring about 25m by 15m, and a number of pits are visible in a field of cereal crop in a field to the northwest of Douglasmuir. Within the same field are faint cropmarks of a possible medieval trackway and field system.
AN/2822-3 (1976), AN/2822-3 (1976) (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB27996.
RCAHMS, 1978, [Untitled], 23, No.173 (Bibliographic reference). SAB7749.
POLLOCK, D, 1987, THE LUNAN VALLEY PROJECT: MEDIEVAL RURAL SETTLEMENT IN ANGUS. IN PSAS 115 (1985) 357-399, PSAS 115, 357-99 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1486.
AOC, 2002, BALNEAVES TO DOUGLASMUIR EXCAVATION-PROJECT DESIGN (Bibliographic reference). SAB2212.
PROJECT DESIGN
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ANG;
- HES Scheduled Monument Number: 5983;
- NMR Card Number: NO64NW35;
- NRHE Numlink: 35469;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO64NW0035;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM5983 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/35469 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SAB1486 Bibliographic reference: POLLOCK, D. 1987. THE LUNAN VALLEY PROJECT: MEDIEVAL RURAL SETTLEMENT IN ANGUS. IN PSAS 115 (1985) 357-399. PSAS 115, 357-99.
- --- SAB2212 Bibliographic reference: AOC. 2002. BALNEAVES TO DOUGLASMUIR EXCAVATION-PROJECT DESIGN.
- --- SAB27996 Air-oblique Photograph: AN/2822-3 (1976). Black & White. AN/2822-3 (1976).
- --- SAB7749 Bibliographic reference: RCAHMS. 1978. [Untitled]. 23, No.173.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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Record last edited
Nov 18 2020 9:31AM
