Aberdeenshire HER - NJ43SW0042 - CRAIG DORNEY

Main Details

Primary Reference	NJ43SW0042
Name	CRAIG DORNEY
NMRS Card No.
NMRS Numlink
Site Form	Standing Structure
Site Condition	Incomplete
Details	Enclosure, recorded during a topographical survey of Craig Dorney by the University of Aberdeen in 2023 (NJ43NW0016). A large enclosure measuring 31.5 m in diameter and defined by a 4.9 m wide ditch.
Last Update	25/05/2023

National Grid Reference: NJ 4031 3487

Easting: 359130, Northing: 813600

Compiler	JN
Date of Compilation	23/05/2023

Event Details

Event Date	Event Type
1905	Survey

Excavations and Surveys

Date M	Date Y	Type	Duration	Director / Organisation	Auspices	Fund	Extent
	2023			UOA

Artefact and Ecofact

Ecofact

Samples
Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1	Monument Type 2	Monument Type 3	Order	Probability
ENCLOSURES		REMAINS OF	A	100
DITCHES		REMAINS OF	B	100

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National Status

Regional Status

Photo Details

Bibliographic Detail

Bib Ref No	Title	Author	Date	Others	Editor	Published	Details	Date M	Date Y
01698	COMPARATIVE KINGSHIP: CRAIG DORNEY HILLFORT.	J O'DRISCOLL	2023	Y		Dept Archaeology UoA	Excavation Survey Report		2023

Location

Historic Administrative Area Name	Glass
Positional Accuracy	Centred at
Buffer Zone	15-20m
Buffer Type	Standard
Capture Scale	1:1251 - 1:2500
Spatial Feature Type	Polygon: Known Site Extent

Environment

Constraints	Privately owned, access by arrangement - difficult access.
Altitude	305
Geology
Topography	Moderate Slope
Aspect 1	SE
Aspect 2	Open
Current Land Use	Rough Grazing
Vegetation
Soil Type
Hydrology

Measurements

Plan
Shape 1
Shape 2
Diameter
Length
Width
Thickness
Depth
Area
Height

Historic Land Use

Period Details

Period	Order	Probability	Radiocarbon Dates	Date Built	Date of Destruction	Date of Loss
Prehistoric period uncertain	A	100

Period Notes

Period Notes

Architect Details

Architect Details

Maritime Archaeology

Nationality
Craft Type
Departure Place
Destination
Manner of Loss
Registration Place
Associated Goods
Construction Material
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Additional Info