Cropmark record MAB65389 - BALNEAVES COTTAGES
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Summary
Cropmarks of an enclosure and probable medieval features.
Protected Status/Designation
- Scheduled Monument 6041: Balneaves Cottage cursus and settlement
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 6083 4951 (259m by 291m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO64NW |
| Civil Parish | Kinnell |
| Authority | Angus |
Type and Period (9)
- RIDGE AND FURROW (Late Upper Palaeolithic to Medieval - 40000 BC to 1560 AD)
- BARROW? (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)
- 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)
- FEATURE (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 probable medieval features. An oval enclosure delineated by a ditch has been observed as a crop-mark in a field to the southeast of Balneaves Cottage. The enclosure measures about 30m from east to west by 20m transversely, and on the west side the ditch is straddled by a ring-ditch measuring about 8m in diameter, but the relationship between the two is unclear. A pit measuring about 5m in length is visible within the enclosure. Other cropmarks are later features, the north of the enclosure is a patch of north-south rig and furrow and a probable medieval trackway runs west-northwest from the south of the oval enclosure. Geophysical survey (gradiometer) was carried out by CFA in November 2010. None of the anomalies recorded could be unambiguously related to features visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs, and many may reflect natural subsoil variation and the effects of rig and furrow cultivation.
AN/2823-4,6-7 (1976), AN/2823-4,6-7 (1976) (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB22341.
AN/5513,5 (1982), AN/5513,5 (1982) (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB23277.
CITY OF ABERDEEN, , BRIMMOND AND ELRICK COUNTRY PARK, WSI (Bibliographic reference). SAB8062.
RCAHMS, 1978, [Untitled], 22, No.165 (Bibliographic reference). SAB7762.
POLLOCK, D, 1987, THE LUNAN VALLEY PROJECT: MEDIEVAL RURAL SETTLEMENT IN ANGUS. IN PSAS 115 (1985) 357-399, PSAS 115, 257-99 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1486.
CFA ARCHAEOLOGY, 2011, GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY AT BALNEAVES COTTAGE, ANGUS, Survey report (Bibliographic reference). SAB5359.
Jun 15 2000 , D 70307-9, D 70307-9 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB22149.
May 30 2000 , AAS/00/07/CT63-8, AAS/00/07/CT63-8 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB29348.
May 30 2000 , AAS/00/07/G22/10-3, AAS/00/07/G22/10-3 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB29349.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ANG;
- HES Scheduled Monument Number: 6041;
- NMR Card Number: NO64NW52;
- NRHE Numlink: 35488;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO64NW0052;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM6041 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/35488 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (9)
- --- SAB1486 Bibliographic reference: POLLOCK, D. 1987. THE LUNAN VALLEY PROJECT: MEDIEVAL RURAL SETTLEMENT IN ANGUS. IN PSAS 115 (1985) 357-399. PSAS 115, 257-99.
- --- SAB22149 Air-oblique Photograph: Jun 15 2000 . D 70307-9. Black & White. D 70307-9.
- --- SAB22341 Air-oblique Photograph: AN/2823-4,6-7 (1976). Black & White. AN/2823-4,6-7 (1976).
- --- SAB23277 Air-oblique Photograph: AN/5513,5 (1982). Black & White. AN/5513,5 (1982).
- --- SAB29348 Air-oblique Photograph: May 30 2000 . AAS/00/07/CT63-8. Colour Transparency. AAS/00/07/CT63-8.
- --- SAB29349 Air-oblique Photograph: May 30 2000 . AAS/00/07/G22/10-3. Black & White. AAS/00/07/G22/10-3.
- --- SAB5359 Bibliographic reference: CFA ARCHAEOLOGY. 2011. GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY AT BALNEAVES COTTAGE, ANGUS. Survey report.
- --- SAB7762 Bibliographic reference: RCAHMS. 1978. [Untitled]. 22, No.165.
- --- SAB8062 Bibliographic reference: CITY OF ABERDEEN. . BRIMMOND AND ELRICK COUNTRY PARK. WSI.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
Record last edited
Apr 8 2026 10:05AM
