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Field Visit
Date 24 March 2014
Event ID 1013909
Category Recording
Type Field Visit
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1013909
NO 13569 19990 Magnetic and resistivity surveys were carried out, 24 March – 15 April 2014, over the larger of the two hillforts on Moncreiffe Hill in advance of excavations planned by the Tay Landscape Partnership. The fort has a main enclosure c150 x 100m in size within which, at the highest part of the hill, is a smaller oval, walled enclosure of c60 x 40m. Below
the main enclosure, to the N, lie terraces associated with the fort. The survey covered most of the unforested section of the main enclosure. The magnetic data probably mostly reflects the local geology (the hill is composed of a series of lava flows) but some unusually magnetic areas have been defined which merit further investigation. The resistivity data shows the walls of the inner enclosure very clearly as well as a number of small round negative anomalies which might reflect the presence of
ancient structures within the main fort area or, alternatively, more recent excavations.
Archive: RCAHMS (intended)
Funder: Tay Landscape Partnership
Peter Morris and Tony Simpson – Blairgowrie Geoscience
(Source: DES)
