Aberdeenshire HER - NO66NE0004 - BALMAKEWAN

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Primary ReferenceNO66NE0004
NameBALMAKEWAN
NRHE Card No.NO66NE5
NRHE Numlink 35912
HES SM No. NULL
HES LB No. NULL
Site Form Crop Mark (Includes Soil Mark)
Site Condition AP visible Only
Details Remains of a Roman camp, Severan in date, identified in 1967. The camp is situated on the bank of the River North Esk and is south east of the A90. It is 4.5 km north of the Flavian fort and camp at Stracathro. It lies on the ground that slopes gently to the south east away from the river, and which comprises largely arable fields. Generally, the southeast side, lying beneath farm buildings and trees, is delimited for its northeast half by a scarp where the ground drops steeply. The greater parts of the northeast and northwest sides, each including wide gates with titulus, and most of the southwest side can be planned from aerial photographs. The camp is not quite rectangular in form, the northeast and southwest sides are not parallel. Aerial photographs suggest the camp probably had six entrances. The area is unlikely to be less than 120 acres. The site is shown by Chalmers as Richard of Cirencester's AD TINAM. In 1967 and 1980 the site was excavated by John Kenneth Sinclair St Joseph to confirm the location of the ditches on the south east and north east sides respectively. A watching brief carried out in January 2006 during replacement of an electricity pole (at NO 6645 6659) recorded no archaeological features or finds.
Last Update11/08/2020
Updated Bycpalmer
CompilerCUC
Date of Compilation 

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National Grid Reference: NO 6654 6665



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Excavations and Surveys


Artefact and Ecofact

Ecofact

Samples
Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
CAMPS ROMANI100
RING-DITCHES AP VISIBLEF100
BARROWSSQUAREAP VISIBLEG100
RIG & FURROW AP VISIBLEH100
CAMPSTEMPORARYAP VISIBLEA100
CAMPS SEVERANB100
DITCHES AP VISIBLEC100
TITULI AP VISIBLED100
CROPMARKS AP VISIBLEE100