Aberdeenshire HER - NJ55NE0007 - CLAYMIRES

Main Details

Primary ReferenceNJ55NE0007
NameCLAYMIRES
NMRS Card No.NJ55NE6
NMRS Numlink17892
Site Form Crop Mark (Includes Soil Mark)
Site Condition AP visible Only
Details A ring ditch recorded as a crop mark during summer aerial reconnaissance in 1979. There is also a faint trace of a possible second ring ditch near the corner of an adjacent field to the northwest.
Last Update21/09/2022

National Grid Reference: NJ 5722 5758


Easting: 370100, Northing: 864300

CompilerIAGS
Date of Compilation 

Event Details


Excavations and Surveys


Artefact and Ecofact


Ecofact

Samples 
Palynology 
Ecofact Notes 

Monument Types

Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
RING-DITCHES  A100
CROPMARKS AP VISIBLEB100

Google Map for NJ55NE0007


National Status

Regional Status

Regional Status
Site of Regional Significance

Photo Details

SourceReferencePhoto TypeFilm TypeDate
AASAAS/79/04/SC4 Air-oblique Black & White 05/07/1979
AASAAS/79/4/CT24-9 Air-oblique Colour Transparency 05/07/1979

Bibliographic Detail

Bib Ref NoTitleAuthorDateOthersEditorPublishedDetailsDate MDate Y
02285DES,15IAG SHEPHERD1980      

Location

Historic Administrative Area Name Ordiquhill
Positional Accuracy Centred at
Buffer Zone 15-20m
Buffer Type Bespoke
Capture Scale Unknown
Spatial Feature Type Polygon: Unknown Extent

Environment

Constraints No access.
Altitude100
Geology 
Topography Gentle slope
Aspect 1N
Aspect 2 Open
Current Land Use Arable
Vegetation
Soil Type 
Hydrology 

Measurements

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

Historic Land Use


Period Details

PeriodOrderProbabilityRadiocarbon DatesDate BuiltDate of DestructionDate of Loss
Prehistoric period uncertain A100    

Period Notes

Period Notes

Architect Details

Architect Details

Maritime Archaeology

empty