Aberdeenshire HER - NJ62NW0016 - HILL OF CHRIST'S KIRK

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Primary ReferenceNJ62NW0016
NameHILL OF CHRIST'S KIRK
NRHE Card No.NJ62NW16
NRHE Numlink 18141
HES SM No. 11394
HES LB No. NULL
Site Form Earthwork
Site Condition Incomplete
Details Remains of unfinished fort. Sub-circular, well-defined ditch enclosing the hilltop with a gap in the west probably denoting an entrance. It is in turn surrounded by the scant remains of two oval marker trenches circa 10 m apart, with the remains of another outside these apparent in the west only. It may be that the innermost trench is of a different period than the other works because of its shape and much sharper definition. It possibly represents a palisade-homestead which was about to be succeeded by a fort. An area of rig and furrow lies across part of the outer trenches. An excavation was carried out in 2017 by Gordon Noble and Oskar Sveinbjarnarson as part of the Northern Pict project. Four trenches were excavated, one on the interior and three across the three lines of palisade. A possible floor layer of a building and a small pit or posthole were identified in the interior trench. The three palisade trenches identified palisade cuts and stone packing.
Last Update11/09/2023
Updated Bycpalmer
CompilerIBMR
Date of Compilation29/06/1988

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Event Details

Event DateEvent TypeOASIS ID
2017 Excavation

Excavations and Surveys

Date MDate YTypeDurationDirector / OrganisationAuspicesFundExtent
 2017 Excavation  NOBLE, SVEINJARNARSONUOAHES 

Artefact and Ecofact

Ecofact

Samples
Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
FORTSHILLUNFINISHEDA100
HOMESTEADS PALISADEDB90
DITCHESDEFENSIVE C100
RIG & FURROW  D100