Aberdeenshire HER - NJ54NW0019 - BURNFIELD

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Primary ReferenceNJ54NW0019
NameBURNFIELD
NRHE Card No.NJ54NW25
NRHE Numlink 17841
HES SM No. NULL
HES LB No. NULL
Site Form Crop Mark (Includes Soil Mark)
Site Condition AP visible Only
Details The probable Roman camp of Burnfield was first identified from the air by Ralston in 1982. although part of the camp is visible as cropmarks on air photographs taken by Cambridge University in 1976. The site lies just to the east of the River Deveron, south west of Milltown of Rothiemay, on a relatively flat terrace, before the ground slopes gently up to Brown Hill to the south east. Parts of the north east and south east sides, including the east corner, are visible on air photographs. Trial trenches by I Ralston and JK St Joseph identified the ditch of the camp at three points on the northeast side. The ditch measured 1.4 m wide and 0.5 m deep. This evidence suggests that the northeast side is circa 327 m long. Some 360 m of the southeast side has been traced indicating a minimum enclosed area of 11.7 ha. No obvious entrances are known but there are various gaps in the perimeter.
Last Update26/03/2025
Updated Bycpalmer
CompilerIBMR
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Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
CROPMARKS AP VISIBLEB100
CAMPS AP VISIBLEA75