Strathorn
Cropmark (Period Unknown)
Site Name Strathorn
Classification Cropmark (Period Unknown)
Canmore ID 18110
Site Number NJ62NE 34
NGR NJ 6853 2725
NGR Description NJ 6853 2725 and NJ 6895 2721
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/18110
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Rayne
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Gordon
- Former County Aberdeenshire
NJ62NE 34 6853 2725 and 6895 2721
A gently sinuous crop-mark was observed from the air in 1977, near the edge of a small terrace on the N side of the River Urie, by Strathorn farm. Two trenches dug in September 1977 showed this to represent a shallow feature 1.85m wide, with steep sides and a flat bottom 0.70m below the surface. An early boundary of arable land, or an open leet for water are possible explanations.
J K St Joseph 1978.
There is no change to the existing record.
Information from RCAHMS (JRS), 17 February 1998.
