Aberdeenshire HER - NJ83NE0077 - BELLMUIR

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Primary ReferenceNJ83NE0077
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 discontinuous stony bank running approximately north-south, its clearest sector edges areas rig and furrow, recorded during a walkover survey by Mercer and Ralston in 1989 prior to a proposed extension of Bellmuir Quarry (NJ83NE0181). A walkover survey carried out by Rathmell Archaeology in 2016 ahead of proposed development of Bellmuir Quarry identified the stony bank as site (S20.4) and the areas of rig and furrow as site (S20.7). The the low stone and earth bank measuring 1.5 m wide, 0.2 m high, approximate total length 72 m, running along the eastern edge of the rig and furrow. The two areas of rig and furrow were identified to the west of the bank, running north-south, covering total areas measuring 65 m north-northeast to south-southwest by 10 m west-northwest to east-southeast, and 65 m north-northeast to south-southeast by 7 m west-northwest to east-southeast respectively. The furrows measured approximately 1.5 m wide and 0.2 m to 0.3 m deep. The eastern area bounded by the stony bank (S20.4) along the eastern edge.
Last Update22/06/2022
Updated Byjnicholson
CompilerIBMR
Date of Compilation06/09/1989

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Event Details

Event DateEvent TypeOASIS ID
1989 Field Survey
2016 Field Survey

Excavations and Surveys

Date MDate YTypeDurationDirector / OrganisationAuspicesFundExtent
11989 Survey  MERCER & RALSTONEUDEV100
52016 Survey 2RAT DEV100

Artefact and Ecofact

Ecofact

Samples
Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
BANKSSTONYREMAINS OFA100
RIG & FURROW REMAINS OFB100