Aberdeenshire HER - NO77NW0029 - PITTENGARDNER

Main Details

Primary Reference	NO77NW0029
Name	PITTENGARDNER
NMRS Card No.	NO77NW27
NMRS Numlink	36453
Site Form	Crop Mark (Includes Soil Mark)
Site Condition	AP visible Only
Details	Unenclosed settlement showing as cropmarks of at least 12 timber round-houses, with some showing as solid circles with a thin ring around them. Also showing are pit-alignments, enclosures and a possible souterrain. In the corner of the field to the east are two ring-ditches. The area is overlain by rig and furrow showing as crop marks. The pit-alignment is similar to that of Warren Field, Crathes (NO79NW0012) which when excavated proved to be Mesolithic in date. A watching brief was carried out by MAS in 2002 during replacement of an electricity pole and associated works in the southwestern part of the site, but no archaeological features or artefacts were recorded.
Last Update	11/05/2021

National Grid Reference: NO 7489 7638

Easting: 0, Northing: 0

Compiler	CUC
Date of Compilation

Event Details

Event Date	Event Type
1905	Watching-Brief

Excavations and Surveys

Date M	Date Y	Type	Duration	Director / Organisation	Auspices	Fund	Extent
6	2002		1	Charlie Murray	DEV	S&S

Artefact and Ecofact

Ecofact

Samples
Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1	Monument Type 2	Monument Type 3	Order	Probability
SETTLEMENTS		UNENCLOSED	A	100
HUT-STANCES			B	100
PITS	POST		C	100
ENCLOSURES	CIRCULAR		D	100
SOUTERRAINS			E	100
RING-DITCHES			F	100
PIT-ALIGNMENTS			G	100
CROPMARKS		AP VISIBLE	H	100
RIG & FURROW		AP VISIBLE	I	100

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National Status

Regional Status

Regional Status
Site of Regional Significance

Photo Details

Source	Reference	Photo Type	Film Type	Date
AAS	AAS/84/04/R6(2)/8-11	Air-oblique	Black & White	12/07/1984
AAS	AAS/84/04/R7(1)/16	Air-oblique	Black & White	12/07/1984
RCM	KC/1271-5, 1371 (1982)	Air-oblique	Black & White
CUC	CAE 72	Air-oblique	Black & White	21/07/1976
AAS	AAS/84/04/R7(2)/1-8	Air-oblique	Black & White	12/07/1984
AAS	AAS/84/06/R12/8-9	Air-oblique	Black & White	18/07/1984

Bibliographic Detail

Bib Ref No	Title	Author	Date	Others	Editor	Published	Details	Date M	Date Y
01885	S KINC LIST					EDINBURGH	No157
03980	PITTENGARDNER, FORDOUN: ARCHAEOLOGICAL WATCHING BRIEF FOR SSE	C MURRAY	2002				report	6	2002

Location

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

Environment

Constraints	No access.
Altitude	70
Geology
Topography	Rise
Aspect 1	360
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
Mesolithic (8000 - 4000 BC)	B	60
Prehistoric period uncertain	A	100
Medieval (1100 - 1560 AD)	C	100

Period Notes

Period Notes

The Mesolithic date is based on the pit-alignment being similar to Warren Field, Crathes. The unenclosed settlement is probably Iron Age in date.

Architect Details

Architect Details

Maritime Archaeology

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