St John's Church Geophysical Survey

Date 28 June 2017 - 29 June 2017

Event ID 1038446

Category Project

Type Project

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1038446

NJ 79109 64464 A geophysical survey was undertaken, 28–29 June 2017, within the church and graveyard. Although the extant church is late medieval in date, there is a possibility that an earlier 11th-century church existed and there is also documentary evidence for a 12th-century church.

Resistance survey was carried out in the church and the wider graveyard. Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) survey was carried out within and immediately surrounding the church.

While neither the resistance nor the GPR surveys identified clearly defined anomalies, several discrete responses were identified in the church. However, the significance of these is unclear. Some may be due to burials, while others could be due to rubble beneath the surface.

A few rectilinear responses suggesting possible structural remains were noted, although interpretation is extremely cautious given the suspected large number of burials. However, some of the anomalies show correlation with early OS maps of the site.

Archive: Rose Geophysical Consultants

Funder: Murray Archaeological Services/Aberdeenshire Council

Susan Ovenden – Rose Geophysical Consultants

(Source: DES, Volume 18)