Angus HER - NO65NE0036 - OLD MONTROSE

Main Details

Primary Reference	NO65NE0036
Name	OLD MONTROSE
NRHE Card No.	NO65NE36
NRHE Numlink	35689
HES SM No.	6117
HES LB No.	NULL
Site Form	Crop Mark (Includes Soil Mark)
Site Condition	AP visible Only
Details	Cropmarks of a ditch-defined cursus recorded since 1976 by the RCAHMS and CUCAP (date of first images not held at NMRS) during aerial reconnaissance. Running from NO 661 571 to NO 667 568 are a number of linear crop marks. They form large enclosures in the area between Powis and Old Montrose. At least three phases may be identified. A watching brief was carried out by Alder Archaeology in November 2019 during groundworks for a new electricity pole at NO 66681 57063, on the northeastern edge of the Scheduled area. No archaeological features or artefacts were observed.
Last Update	08/06/2020
Updated By	cpalmer

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Date of Compilation

Google Map for NO65NE0036

National Grid Reference: NO 6642 5706

Event Details

Event Date	Event Type	OASIS ID
2019	Watching-Brief

Excavations and Surveys

Artefact and Ecofact

Ecofact

Samples
Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1	Monument Type 2	Monument Type 3	Order	Probability
CURSUS			B	90
PITS			C	100
ENCLOSURES			D	100
DITCHES			E	100
CROPMARKS	LINEAR	AP VISIBLE	A	100