Moray HER - NJ25NW0023 - THOMSHILL

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Main Details

Primary ReferenceNJ25NW0023
NameTHOMSHILL
NRHE Card No.NJ25NW2
NRHE Numlink 16422
HES SM No. NULL
HES LB No. NULL
Site Form Crop Mark (Includes Soil Mark)
Site Condition AP visible Only
Details Cropmark of a rectilinear enclosure. Aerial survey in the early 1980s recorded three sides of a rectangular ditched enclosure located on an eroded spur. Excavations were carried out in 1982 and between 1985 and 1990 to clarify the function and date of the enclosure. This identified three main phases of activity on the site. The first is represented by a slight, sand filled ditch running northwest - southeast. The next phase saw construction of the large rectangular ditched enclosure visible on aerial photographs. Excavation recorded the V-shaped ditch all four sides but no direct dating evidence was recovered. Interpretation as a Roman military work is based in its siting and plan. A final phased of activity is evidence by numerous pits across the spur. There are also possible cropmarks to the south including a possible souterrain.
Last Update02/05/2020
Updated Bycherbert
CompilerIK
Date of Compilation01/09/1982

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National Grid Reference: NJ 2106 5735


Event Details

Excavations and Surveys

Date MDate YTypeDurationDirector / OrganisationAuspicesFundExtent
 1985 21C DANIELNEW  
 1982 Excavation  I KEILLAR   

Artefact and Ecofact

Ecofact

Samples Charcoal samples.
Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
SOUTERRAINS AP VISIBLED60
ENCLOSURESRECTILINEARAP VISIBLEA100
DITCHESDEFENSIVE B100
CROPMARKS AP VISIBLEC100