Shougle
Earthwork (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Shougle
Classification Earthwork (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 16414
Site Number NJ25NW 12
NGR NJ 2108 5522
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/16414
- Council Moray
- Parish Birnie
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Moray
- Former County Morayshire
NJ25NW 12 2108 5522.
(NJ 2108 5522) Earthwork (NR) (site of)
OS 6" map, (1959)
A 'Danish Camp' which according to Douglas could still be traced in 1928, although Name Book (1871) reports that it had been destroyed by cultivation.
Name Book 1871; R Douglas 1928
Air photographs show the remains of an enclosure on the site. (Visible on RAF air photographs CP/Scot/UK/242: 4243-3: flown 22 July 1947)
(Undated) information in NMRS.
No trace; on a rise with an extensive view.
Visited by OS (R L) 15 April 1971.
Field Visit (22 September 1943)
There are no remains of any kind visible on this site; but the position is so eminently suitable for a Roman fort that an air-photograph would be very desirable.
Visited by RCAHMS (AG, VGC) 22 September 1943.
