Moray HER - NJ25SW0049 - MOSS OF ROTHES

Main Details

Primary ReferenceNJ25SW0049
NameMOSS OF ROTHES
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Site Form Documentary Record Only
Site Condition Complete 1
Details An archaeological desk based assessment and a walkover survey was carried out by West Coast Archaeological Services in October 2020, covering an area of a proposed woodland planting and regeneration scheme, with associated developments including access tracks and fencing requirements. The walkover survey did not cover the whole of the scheme boundary, but only the four proposed planting areas within it. In the north this was centred at NJ 23554 52005 on Brylach Hill, in the southeast it was centred at NJ 24832 51355 on Stony Hill, in the south it was centred at NJ 24752 50902 along each side of the Back Burn and in the southwest it was centred at NJ 24067 50275 on Bracken Noits. The scheme boundary included the archaeological features of Stony Hill prehistoric hut circles and field system (NJ25SW0004), Stony Hill kerbed cairn (NJ25SW0003), Burnkirk croft and enclosure (NJ25SE0006), boundary marker cairns, known as Shepherd's Cairns, of Bracken Noits (NJ25SW0031, NJ25SW0032, NJ25SW0033) and Bruach Hill (NJ24NW0024), boundary drystone walls (NJ25SE0060), grouse-butts (NJ25SW0051, NJ25SW0052), and Bracken Noits prehistoric field system (NJ25SW0053) and hut circle (NJ25SW0054).
Last Update20/09/2022

National Grid Reference: NJ 2411 5115


Easting: 324850, Northing: 851300

CompilerJN
Date of Compilation08/03/2021

Event Details

Event DateEvent Type
1905 Field Survey
1905 Desk Based Assessment

Excavations and Surveys

Date MDate YTypeDurationDirector / OrganisationAuspicesFundExtent
102020 Survey 1WCAS DEV 

Artefact and Ecofact


Ecofact

Samples 
Palynology 
Ecofact Notes 

Monument Types

Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
CROFTS SITE OFE100
ENCLOSURES SITE OFF100
WALLSBOUNDARY G100
CAIRNS CLEARANCEH100
HUT-CIRCLES REMAINS OFA100
FIELD-SYSTEMS REMAINS OFB100
CAIRNS REMAINS OFC100
CAIRNSBOUNDARY D100
GROUSE-BUTTS REMAINS OFI100

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Regional Status


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Bibliographic Detail

Bib Ref NoTitleAuthorDateOthersEditorPublishedDetailsDate MDate Y
05132MOSS OF ROTHES WOODLAND PLANTING SCHEME, ROTHES ESTATE, MORAY: ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESK BASED ASSESSMENT AND WALKOVER SURVEY 2020  2020 - 121/ROTHES/20DBA and Walkover112020

Location

Historic Administrative Area Name Rothes
Positional Accuracy Centred at
Buffer Zone 5-10m
Buffer Type Bespoke
Capture Scale 1:1251 - 1:2500
Spatial Feature Type Polygon: Known Event Extent

Environment

Constraints Privately owned, access by arrangement - difficult access.
Altitude270
Geology 
Topography Moderate Slope
Aspect 1SE
Aspect 2 Open
Current Land Use Grouse Moor
Vegetation
Soil Type 
Hydrology 

Measurements

Plan 
Shape 1 Circular
Shape 2 Solid
Diameter10.5
Length 
Width 
Thickness 
Depth 
Area 
Height 

Historic Land Use


Period Details

PeriodOrderProbabilityRadiocarbon DatesDate BuiltDate of DestructionDate of Loss
Prehistoric period uncertain A100    
Post-Medieval (from 1560 AD) B100    

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