Aberdeenshire HER - NJ64NE0017 - HILL OF CARLINCRAIG

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Primary ReferenceNJ64NE0017
NameHILL OF CARLINCRAIG
NRHE Card No.NJ64NE11
NRHE Numlink 18306
HES SM No. NULL
HES LB No. NULL
Site Form Documentary Record Only
Site Condition Destroyed
Details Site of an enclosure / banks. The OS Name Book (1865) notes the supposed remains of a 'Picts Camp', comprising four almost oval-shaped hollows surrounded by an embankment of earth, At that time they had been damaged by agricultural improvements. From their size were supposed to be the remains of dwellings, although annotated as mounds on the OS 2nd edition map. OS site visit 1964 found no trace of hut circles or mounds. At NJ 6845 4489 there was the mutilated remains of a small circular enclosure formed by a slight turf bank. All features now ploughed out and no trace remains.
Last Update20/04/2020
Updated Bycpalmer
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National Grid Reference: NJ 6847 4499



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Monument Types

Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
HUT-CIRCLES SITE OFA90
BANKSEARTHSITE OFB100
ENCLOSURESCIRCULARSITE OFC100
BANKSTURFSITE OFD100