Aberdeenshire HER - NJ83NE0050 - BELLMUIR

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Primary ReferenceNJ83NE0050
NameBELLMUIR
NRHE Card No.NJ83NE53
NRHE Numlink 73639
HES SM No. NULL
HES LB No. NULL
Site Form Earthwork
Site Condition Incomplete
Details Remains of a bank, comprising a discontinuous irregular-shaped arc enclosure of low spread stony bank on flattish ground, recorded during a walkover survey by Mercer and Ralston in 1989 prior to a proposed extension of Bellmuir Quarry (NJ83NE0181). The bank is 0.3 m high maximum, and encloses an area circa 18 m north-south by a maximum of circa 22 m west-east. The feature is disrupted on its east side by the present stone dyke, and its continuation is lost under the upcast from the sand-and-gravel quarry to the east. There is one stone clearance heap in the area defined by the bank. The original function of this enclosure is likely to be related to pre-recent farming practice. A desk based assessment carried out by Rathmell Archaeology in 2016 ahead of proposed development of Bellmuir Quarry and subsequent field observation noted the site (S15) as present but did not record any further details, with the site located outwith the proposed development area.
Last Update22/06/2022
Updated Byjnicholson
CompilerIBMR
Date of Compilation06/09/1989

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National Grid Reference: NJ 8824 3621



Event Details

Event DateEvent TypeOASIS ID
1989 Field Survey
2016 Desk Based Assessment
2016 Field Observation

Excavations and Surveys


Artefact and Ecofact

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Samples
Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
BANKSSTONYREMAINS OFA100
ENCLOSURES REMAINS OFB100
CAIRNSSMALLCLEARANCEC100