Friockheim | Canmore

Pit(S) (Period Unassigned), Pit Alignment(S) (Prehistoric)

Site Name Friockheim

Classification Pit(S) (Period Unassigned), Pit Alignment(S) (Prehistoric)

Canmore ID 144080

Site Number NO54NE 62

NGR NO 5927 4988

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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SC 842619

Oblique aerial view.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

1982

SC 1720163

Oblique aerial view.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

1982

SC 1859368

Milton and Friockheim, oblique aerial view, taken from the NE, centred on the cropmarks of a pit-defined cursus, pit-alignments and pits.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

5/7/1996

SC 1936614

Oblique aerial view of Milton centred on the cropmarks of a cursus with cultivation remains adjacent.

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Records of Aberdeen Aerial Surveys, Aberdeen, Scotland

1982

SC 1720164

Oblique aerial view.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

1982

SC 1859356

Friockheim, oblique aerial view, taken from the NE, centred on the cropmarks of pit-alignments and pits.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

4/7/1995

SC 1936578

Oblique aerial view of Milton centred on the cropmarks of a cursus with cultivation remains adjacent.

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Records of Aberdeen Aerial Surveys, Aberdeen, Scotland

1982

SC 1859333

Oblique aerial view.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

5/7/1994

SC 1859334

Oblique aerial view.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

5/7/1994

SC 1859357

Friockheim, oblique aerial view, taken from the NNW, centred on the cropmarks of pit-alignments and pits. Friockheim is visible in the top half of the photograph.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

4/7/1995

SC 1859369

Milton and Friockheim, oblique aerial view, taken from the W, centred on the cropmarks of a pit-defined cursus, pit-alignments and pits.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

5/7/1996

SC 1013417

Oblique aerial view centred on the cropmarks of the pit defined cursus, pits, pit alignment and rig at Milton and Friockheim, looking to the ESE.

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Records of Aberdeen Aerial Surveys, Aberdeen, Scotland

5/7/1982

SC 1720162

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

1982

SC 1859330

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

5/7/1994

SC 1859335

Oblique aerial view.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

5/7/1994

SC 1720161

Oblique aerial view.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

1982

SC 1013418

Oblique aerial view centred on the cropmarks of the pit defined cursus, pits, pit alignment and rig at Milton and Friockheim, looking to the ESE.

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Records of Aberdeen Aerial Surveys, Aberdeen, Scotland

5/7/1982

SC 1859331

Oblique aerial view.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

5/7/1994

SC 1859355

Friockheim, oblique aerial view, taken from the NE, centred on the cropmarks of pit-alignments and pits. Friockheim is visible in the left half of the photograph.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

4/7/1995

SC 1859366

Milton and Friockheim, oblique aerial view, taken from the SE, centred on the cropmarks of a pit-defined cursus, pit-alignments and pits.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

5/7/1996

SC 1013419

Oblique aerial view centred on the cropmarks of the pit defined cursus, pits, pit alignment and rig at Milton and Friockheim, looking to the S.

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Records of Aberdeen Aerial Surveys, Aberdeen, Scotland

5/7/1982

SC 1720165

Oblique aerial view.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

1982

SC 1859332

Oblique aerial view.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

5/7/1994

SC 1859367

Milton and Friockheim, oblique aerial view, taken from the E, centred on the cropmarks of a pit-defined cursus, pit-alignments and pits. A possible unenclosed settlement is visible in the top left-hand corner of the photograph.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

5/7/1996

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Administrative Areas

Council Angus
Parish Guthrie
Former Region Tayside
Former District Angus
Former County Angus

Archaeology Notes

NO54NE 62 5927 4988

Cited by Grampian Regional Council as Pitmuies Mill Farm, located at NO 5915 4990, and allocated site number GRC NO55SE 18. Palisaded enclosure, pits, possible cursus and square barrow cemetery noted.

Undated information from Aberdeen Archaeological Services: manuscript annotation on AAS photograph.

Oblique aerial photography (RCAHMSAP 1995) has revealed the cropmarks of pit-alignments and pits, immediately to the NW of Friockheim. The most distinct pit-alignment, aligned SW-NE, measures about 100m in length and has a number of pits surrounding it.

Information from RCAHMS (KJ) 26 April 1999.

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