Aberdeenshire HER - NJ66SE0082 - LADYBRAE

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Primary ReferenceNJ66SE0082
NameLADYBRAE
NRHE Card No.NJ66SE71
NRHE Numlink 76075
HES SM No. NULL
HES LB No. NULL
Site Form Crop Mark (Includes Soil Mark)
Site Condition AP visible Only
Details Cropmark, possibly of a Roman military camp. A square enclosure with rounded corners and covering approximately 1.3 ha identified as a cropmark on aerial photographs taken July 1989. Subsequent investigation on the ground suggested the presence a ploughed out bank on the southwest and southeast sides. Ground penetrating radar survey carried out in September 1989 confirmed the presence of an enclosure ditch at the northeast and southeast corners. A programme of trial trenching in September 1990 located features in only 7 of the 14 trenches, these generally only shallow ditch sections. No direct dating evidence was recovered although one sherd of abraded Roman pottery was recovered from the ploughsoil in the interior. presence of a ditch confirmed by ground-probing radar. Interpretation remains problematic. Alternative interpretations as both Roman camp and homestead moat have been suggested.
Last Update31/07/2020
Updated Bycpalmer
CompilerIK
Date of Compilation 

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National Grid Reference: NJ 6539 6361


Event Details

Event DateEvent TypeOASIS ID
1989 Geophysical Survey
1990 Evaluation

Excavations and Surveys

Date MDate YTypeDurationDirector / OrganisationAuspicesFundExtent
 1990  B JONES, I KEILLARUoM  
91989 Survey  J Trust   

Artefact and Ecofact

Ecofact

Samples
Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
ENCLOSURESSQUARE A100
CORNERS ROUNDEDB100
DITCHESDEFENSIVE C100
HOMESTEADS MOATEDD90
CROPMARKS AP VISIBLEE100