Aberdeenshire HER - NJ61NW0038 - COTHIEMUIR HILL

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Primary ReferenceNJ61NW0038
NameCOTHIEMUIR HILL
NRHE Card No.NJ61NW79
NRHE Numlink 151420
HES SM No. NULL
HES LB No. NULL
Site Form Earthwork
Site Condition Incomplete
Details Rig and furrow is visible on the north and east flanks of the hill. The rigs to the east are broad and run east-west. They are up to 7m in breadth and extend down the slope into a shelterbelt over a distance of at least 250m away from the east flank of the hill. The rigs to the north are narrower and run north-northwest to south-southeast. The rigs were recorded during a walkover survey carried out in 2005 in advance of the creation of a natural burial site. Cultivation was clearly happening on the lower slopes in the mid 18th-century and probably continued until the establishment of the enclosed plantation in the 19th-century. Such cultivation may have begun as early as the medieval period. It is of note that the pre-improvement cultivation respected and avoided the Neolithic stone circle it surrounds.
Last Update08/04/2022
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National Grid Reference: NJ 6177 1981


Event Details

Event DateEvent TypeOASIS ID
2005 Field Survey

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