Aberdeenshire HER - NJ54NW0114 - HILL OF AVOCHIE

Main Details

Primary Reference	NJ54NW0114
Name	HILL OF AVOCHIE
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Site Form	Documentary Record Only
Site Condition	Complete 1
Details	A walkover survey was carried out by Cameron Archaeology in September 2018 ahead of proposed woodland creation on the Hill of Avochie. Two previously recorded cup-marked stones (NJ54NW0101 and NJ54NW0100) and two probable cup-marked bedrock outcrops were recorded.
Last Update	24/10/2018

National Grid Reference: NJ 5419 4659

Easting: 0, Northing: 0

Compiler	CP
Date of Compilation	24/10/2018

Event Details

Event Date	Event Type
1905	Survey

Excavations and Surveys

Date M	Date Y	Type	Duration	Director / Organisation	Auspices	Fund	Extent
9	2018	Survey		CA

Artefact and Ecofact

Ecofact

Samples
Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1	Monument Type 2	Monument Type 3	Order	Probability
STONES		CUP-MARKED	A	100

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National Status

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Bibliographic Detail

Bib Ref No	Title	Author	Date	Others	Editor	Published	Details	Date M	Date Y
16852	AVOCHIE, ABERDEENSHIRE: REPORT ON AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL WALKOVER SURVEY		2018			CA397-2018	Walkover report		2018

Location

Historic Administrative Area Name	Huntly
Positional Accuracy	Centred at
Buffer Zone	1-5m
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.
Altitude	145
Geology
Topography	Summit
Aspect 1
Aspect 2	Open
Current Land Use	Agricultural
Vegetation
Soil Type
Hydrology

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Historic Land Use

Period Details

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

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Maritime Archaeology

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