Aberdeenshire HER - NJ83NE0078 - BELLMUIR

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Main Details

Primary ReferenceNJ83NE0078
NameBELLMUIR
NRHE Card No.NJ83NE53
NRHE Numlink 73639
Site Form Standing Structure
Site Condition Incomplete
Details Remains of a possible longhouse, comprising a roughly rectangular structure with long axis running east-northeast to west-southwest, edged with moderate-sized stones, 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 site (S19) with the walls measuring approximately 0.8 m wide, up to 0.6 m high, and mainly turfed over with stones visible. A bank was recorded from the northeast corner running to the northeast for a length of 5.2 m. A narrow gully ran into the east-northeast end from the south-southeast measuring approximately 1.4 m wide by 0.6 m deep. Part of the structure is under bracken growth.
Last Update22/06/2022
Updated Byjnicholson
CompilerIBMR
Date of Compilation06/09/1989

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National Grid Reference: NJ 8753 3625



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
STRUCTURESRECTANGULARREMAINS OFA100
HOUSESLONGREMAINS OFB95
BANKS REMAINS OFC100