Aberdeenshire HER - NJ72SE0115 - BOYNDS

Main Details

Primary Reference	NJ72SE0115
Name	BOYNDS
NMRS Card No.	NJ72SE175
NMRS Numlink	149756
Site Form	Crop Mark (Includes Soil Mark)
Site Condition	AP visible Only
Details	Cropmarks of at least two groups of two ring ditches. There are also possible souterrains, and pits over the whole field. There is also a possible square barrow showing on the eastern side of the field, possibly related to a Pictish barrow cemetery site. A trial trenching evaluation of the western half of the site carried out in 2013 by Cameron Archaeology identified features in several of the trenches. These included possible remains of a hearth, V-sectioned ditch, and post holes indicating at least one structure. Two areas will be subject to further excavation. Further excavation carried out by Headland Archaeology in March - April 2015 over an area 125 m by 60 m revealed significant remains of prehistoric settlement including four structures, numerous pits and evidence for metal working. Three of the structures were roundhouses, circa 13 m in internal diameter, which occupied locations along the crest of the slope. Two of the roundhouses comprised double post-rings with stone paved ring-ditches along the eastern arc. The third roundhouse was of a single post-ring construction. A significant amount of burnt daub and vitrified slag from these structures indicates that they were destroyed by fire. All are thought to date to between the late Bronze Age and Iron Age. The fourth structure was rectangular, with a revetted stone wall. Large amounts of charred grain recovered from this area may indicate its use for grain processing. It represents the latest recorded activity on the site, radiocarbon dated to 901-952 AD. Evaluation has also been carried out on the eastern part of the site and fields to the east - see NJ72SE0304.
Last Update	17/03/2022

National Grid Reference: NJ 7793 2305

Easting: 0, Northing: 0

Compiler	CH
Date of Compilation	23/11/2009

Event Details

Event Date	Event Type
1905	Evaluation
1905	Excavation

Excavations and Surveys

Date M	Date Y	Type	Duration	Director / Organisation	Auspices	Fund	Extent
	2013	Excavation		CA	DEV	DEV	10
4	2015	Excavation		HDL	DEV	DEV

Artefact and Ecofact

Date M	Date Y	Artefact Type	Finder	Recovery Method	Condition	Storage Location	Access No.
	2015	ROTARY QUERN	HDL	Excavation
	2015	SADDLE QUERN	HDL	Excavation
	2015	PREHISTORIC POTTERY	HDL	Excavation
	2015	DAUB	HDL	Excavation

Ecofact

Samples	Samples taken 2015 excavaiton for environmental assessment and radiocarbon dating
Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1	Monument Type 2	Monument Type 3	Order	Probability
ROUND-HOUSES			I	100
QUERN-STONES	ROTARY		J	100
WHETSTONES			K	80
QUERNS	SADDLE		L	100
DAUB			M	100
SETTLEMENTS		UNENCLOSED	E	100
BARROWS	SQUARE		F	85
CEMETERIES		POSSIBLE	N	75
POST-HOLES			G	100
HEARTHS			H	70
RING-DITCHES			A	100
SOUTERRAINS			B	90
PITS			C	100
CROPMARKS		AP VISIBLE	D	100

Google Map for NJ72SE0115

National Status

Regional Status

Regional Status
Site of Regional Significance

Photo Details

Source	Reference	Photo Type	Film Type	Date
AAS	AAS/82/14/R17/5-6	Air-oblique	Black & White	22/07/1982
AAS	AAS/00/12/G29/28-30	Air-oblique	Black & White	25/08/2000
AAS	AAS/00/12/CT34-9	Air-oblique	Colour Transparency	25/08/2000
AAS	AAS-GR-15-04-218 - 230	Ground	Digital	23/04/2015

Bibliographic Detail

Bib Ref No	Title	Author	Date	Others	Editor	Published	Details	Date M	Date Y
11196	PHASE 3, PORTSTOWN, INVERURIE, AB51 0HL: REPORT ON ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVALUATION		2013			CA 152-2013	Evaluation reporrt		2013
11190	A WRITTEN SCHEME OF INVESTIGATION (WSI) BOYNDS FAR, URYSIDE PHASE 2, INVERURIE, AB51 6HL		2013			CA 152-2013	WSI		2013
11195	OSPREY HEIGHTS, BOYNDS FARM, URYSIDE PHASE 2, INVERURIE, AB51 6HL		2014			CA 152-2013	Evaluation report		2014
04518	URYSIDE PHASE 2: DESK BASED ASSESSMENT		2009						2009
07138	RESULTS OF AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATION AT PORTSTOWN, INVERURIE		2015			PITIA-002	Excavation report		2015
18420	THE MONUMENTAL CEMETERIES OF NORTHERN PICTLAND IN MEDIEVAL ARCHAEOLOGY, 61:1, 1-40	J MITCHELL	2017	Y					2017

Location

Historic Administrative Area Name	Keithhall and Kinkell
Positional Accuracy	Centred at
Buffer Zone	1-5m
Buffer Type	Bespoke
Capture Scale	Unknown
Spatial Feature Type	Polygon: Known Site Extent

Environment

Constraints	No access.
Altitude	90
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
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
Early Medieval (400 - 900 AD)	B	75

Period Notes

Period Notes

Architect Details

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Maritime Archaeology

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