Cropmark record MAB65559 - INCHBARE SOUTH
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Summary
Cropmarks of a pit-defined cursus recorded by CUCAP in 1975 and subsequently also by the RCAHMS and AAS.
Protected Status/Designation
- Scheduled Monument 6374: Inchbare cursus
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 6088 6557 (356m by 321m) Centred at - Point |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO66NW |
| Civil Parish | Stracathro |
| Authority | Angus |
Type and Period (5)
- RIDGE AND FURROW (Early Neolithic to Medieval - 4000 BC to 1560 AD)
- CURSUS (Early Neolithic to Medieval - 4000 BC to 1560 AD)
- PIT (Early Neolithic to Medieval - 4000 BC to 1560 AD)
- Rig And Furrow (Early Neolithic to Medieval - 4000 BC to 1560 AD)
- ARCHAEOLOGICAL FEATURE (Early Neolithic to Medieval - 4000 BC to 1560 AD)
Full Description
Cropmarks of a pit-defined cursus recorded by CUCAP in 1975 and subsequently also by the RCAHMS and AAS. Continued reconnaissance has reveal three parallel lines of pits running west-southwest to east-northeast across the field to the southeast of Inchbare. Two of the lines of pits, which extend for a distance of at least 300m, are set 20m apart, and unite at the west-southwest end in a square terminal. The third line lies about 10m to the south-southeast. A review of the evidence now suggests that what was originally thought to be a palisaded enclosure, measuring approximately 300m x 20m, is possibly a pit-defined cursus. There are also curving broad traces of rig and furrow showing as cropmarks.
AN/4011-5 (1979), AN/4011-5 (1979) (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB27663.
AN/5530-3 (1982), AN/5530-3 (1982) (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB27666.
St Joseph, J K S, 1976, Antiquity 50, 57 (Bibliographic reference). SAB9670.
RCAHMS, 1983, [Untitled], 32, No.256 (Bibliographic reference). SAB9220.
MILLICAN, K, 2016, THE TIMBER MONUMENTS OF NEOLITHIC SCOTLAND, p. 119 (Bibliographic reference). SAB7307.
Aug 17 2001 , AAS/01/7/CT55-65, AAS/01/7/CT55-65 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB25267.
Aug 17 2001 , AAS/01/7/G10/11-3, AAS/01/7/G10/11-3 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB25268.
Jul 28 1975 , AN/5144, 6-9/PO, AN/5144, 6-9/PO (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB27664.
Jul 28 1975 , AN/5336/PO, AN/5336/PO (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB27665.
Jul 30 1979 , B/51537-42/PO, B/51537-42/PO (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB27667.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ANG;
- HES Scheduled Monument Number: 6374;
- NMR Card Number: NO66NW41;
- NRHE Numlink: 35972;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO66NW0041;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM6374 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/35972 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (10)
- --- SAB25267 Air-oblique Photograph: Aug 17 2001 . AAS/01/7/CT55-65. Colour Transparency. AAS/01/7/CT55-65.
- --- SAB25268 Air-oblique Photograph: Aug 17 2001 . AAS/01/7/G10/11-3. Black & White. AAS/01/7/G10/11-3.
- --- SAB27663 Air-oblique Photograph: AN/4011-5 (1979). Black & White. AN/4011-5 (1979).
- --- SAB27664 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 28 1975 . AN/5144, 6-9/PO. Black & White. AN/5144, 6-9/PO.
- --- SAB27665 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 28 1975 . AN/5336/PO. Black & White. AN/5336/PO.
- --- SAB27666 Air-oblique Photograph: AN/5530-3 (1982). Black & White. AN/5530-3 (1982).
- --- SAB27667 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 30 1979 . B/51537-42/PO. Polaroid. B/51537-42/PO.
- --- SAB7307 Bibliographic reference: MILLICAN, K. 2016. THE TIMBER MONUMENTS OF NEOLITHIC SCOTLAND. p. 119.
- --- SAB9220 Bibliographic reference: RCAHMS. 1983. [Untitled]. 32, No.256.
- --- SAB9670 Bibliographic reference: St Joseph, J K S. 1976. Antiquity 50. 57.
Finds (0)
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Record last edited
Apr 9 2026 12:01PM
