Aberdeenshire HER - NJ71SE0032 - BOGHEAD

Main Details

Primary Reference	NJ71SE0032
Name	BOGHEAD
NMRS Card No.	NJ71SE22
NMRS Numlink	18701
Site Form	Earthwork
Site Condition	Complete 2
Details	An earthen mound was supposedly at Boghead (circa NJ 797139) but the site is more likely to be located at NJ 7982 1380, where there is a mound of the same dimensions. The mound is made of earth, but is not an antiquity. It measures 15.2m long north-south, 7.3m wide at the west end and 5.5m wide near the east end, and is 1.5m high.
Last Update	25/10/2023

National Grid Reference: NJ 7982 1380

Easting: 396410, Northing: 856810

Compiler	AAW
Date of Compilation

Event Details

Excavations and Surveys

Artefact and Ecofact

Ecofact

Samples
Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1	Monument Type 2	Monument Type 3	Order	Probability
MOUNDS	EARTH	NIL ANTIQUITY	A	100

Google Map for NJ71SE0032

National Status

Regional Status

Photo Details

Bibliographic Detail

Bib Ref No	Title	Author	Date	Others	Editor	Published	Details	Date M	Date Y
02510	DES, 1	AA WOODHAM	1963				1		1963

Location

Historic Administrative Area Name	Kintore
Positional Accuracy	Centred at
Buffer Zone	15-20m
Buffer Type	Automated
Capture Scale	Unknown
Spatial Feature Type	Polygon: Known Site Extent

Environment

Constraints	Privately owned, access by arrangement - easy access.
Altitude	95
Geology
Topography	Gentle slope
Aspect 1	SW
Aspect 2	Open
Current Land Use	Arable
Vegetation
Soil Type
Hydrology

Measurements

Plan
Shape 1
Shape 2
Diameter
Length	15.24
Width	7.31
Thickness
Depth
Area
Height	1.5

Historic Land Use

Period Details

Period	Order	Probability	Radiocarbon Dates	Date Built	Date of Destruction	Date of Loss
Nil Antiquity	A	100

Period Notes

Period Notes

Architect Details

Architect Details

Maritime Archaeology

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