Moray HER - NJ25SE0043 - GLEN OF ROTHES

Main Details

Primary Reference	NJ25SE0043
Name	GLEN OF ROTHES
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Site Form	Earthwork
Site Condition	Incomplete
Details	Remains of a section of the Great North of Scotland Railway running northwest from Rothes to Elgin, depicted on the historic OS maps. It was opened to freight in 1861 and to passengers the following year. Remains of the railway embankments and hardstanding where the line had been positioned were recorded during a walkover survey by Highland Archaeology Services in November 2021 (NJ25SE0065). The remains measured roughly 7 m in width and extended outwith the embankments and cuttings. Part of the line (centred NJ2613752062) was included in walkover survey carried out in May 2022 ahead of a proposed 132kV overhead line (NJ25SE0078). Here the former line is in use as a footpath on top of a raised embankment up to 13 m wide and 3 m high.
Last Update	19/03/2025
Updated By	cpalmer

Compiler	CH
Date of Compilation	18/04/2012

Google Map for NJ25SE0043

National Grid Reference: NJ 2613 5206

Event Details

Event Date	Event Type	OASIS ID
2021	Field Survey	highland4-434015
2022	Field Survey

Excavations and Surveys

Date M	Date Y	Type	Duration	Director / Organisation	Auspices	Fund	Extent
5	2022	Survey		DEV	DEV
11	2021	Survey		HAS		DEV

Artefact and Ecofact

Ecofact

Samples
Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1	Monument Type 2	Monument Type 3	Order	Probability
RAILWAYS		REMAINS OF	A	100
EMBANKMENTS	RAILWAY	REMAINS OF	B	100
CUTTINGS	RAILWAY	REMAINS OF	C	100