Moray HER - NH95NE0011 - DOWNIE HILLOCK

Main Details

Primary Reference	NH95NE0011
Name	DOWNIE HILLOCK
NRHE Card No.	NH95NE5
NRHE Numlink	15531
HES SM No.	NULL
HES LB No.	NULL
Site Form	Standing Structure
Site Condition	Incomplete
Details	Remains of a fort. No trace of defences were noted around perimeter when the site was visited in 1971. At lower level a terrace is formed by scarping of slope. Entrance in south where terrace widens to circa 13 m to provide space for an additional defence in the form of a short length of ditch flanking a break in the outer defensive scarp. In 1991, after the clearing of trees from the fort interior and perimeter, a low bank could be seen on the southern edge of the interior (IAGS).
Last Update	09/06/2021
Updated By	cherbert

Compiler
Date of Compilation	25/03/1977

Google Map for NH95NE0011

National Grid Reference: NH 9675 5815

Event Details

Excavations and Surveys

Date M	Date Y	Type	Duration	Director / Organisation	Auspices	Fund	Extent
1	1971				OS

Artefact and Ecofact

Ecofact

Samples
Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1	Monument Type 2	Monument Type 3	Order	Probability
HILLFORTS		REMAINS OF	A	100
DITCHES	DEFENSIVE		B	100
BANKS	DEFENSIVE		C	100