Balmedie
Building(S) (Period Unassigned), Enclosure (Period Unassigned), Rig And Furrow (Medieval)
Site Name Balmedie
Classification Building(S) (Period Unassigned), Enclosure (Period Unassigned), Rig And Furrow (Medieval)
Alternative Name(s) Balmedie Sewage Works
Canmore ID 111675
Site Number NJ91NE 29
NGR NJ 9723 1785
NGR Description Centred NJ 9723 1785
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/111675
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Belhelvie
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Gordon
- Former County Aberdeenshire
NJ91NE 29 centred 9723 1785
Vertical aerial photography (OS 75/296/009) has revealed the cropmarks of rig-and-furrow cultivation immediately N of Balmedie Sewage Works. The identifiable area of cultivation measures about 130m from E to W by 60m transversely and includes furrows on two separate alignments set at right-angles to each other; the rig in the W part of the area is aligned from ENE to WSW, whilst that on the E is aligned NNW and SSE. There are no visible remains on the ground.
Visited by RCAHMS (JRS, IF) 1 April 1996.
(Location cited as NJ 9725 1782 and nominated as Site of Regional Significance). Air photography (AAS/82/12/S13/18-19, flown 20 July 1982) has recorded the cropmarks of rig-and-furrow cultivation and a rectilinear enclosure surrounded by buildings on a gentle slope at an altitude of 13m OD.
NMRS, MS/712/35.
