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Menmuir - Northwards
Roman Road (Roman)
Site Name Menmuir - Northwards
Classification Roman Road (Roman)
Canmore ID 240520
Site Number NO88NE 77
NGR NO 8 8
NGR Description Unlocated
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/240520
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Fetteresso
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Kincardine And Deeside
- Former County Kincardineshire
NO88NE 77 Unlocated. RX 16.
Don asserts that a Roman road ran from Menmuir to Aberdeen via Stonehaven. Its course would have taken it across this sheet. (see also the Military road running between Fochabers to Aberdeen via Stonehaven)
W G Don 1896
Field Visit (6 February 2017 - 7 February 2017)
NO 77761 79588 to NO 81753 81507 A walk over survey was undertaken along a proposed electricity route at Fiddes, Aberdeenshire. All of the cultural heritage sites that were likely to be directly affected by the installation of the cable were visited.
During the survey the ground at Grave Leys was found to have been cut away and no evidence of an earthwork was found. Pade o' France had been recently ploughed and neither of the cultural heritage sites within this field were visible. The Roman road could not be located and Mid Fiddes farm is still in use.
No previously unrecorded cultural heritage remains were noted within the proposed development area.
Information from C Rennie - Guard Archaeology Ltd
OASIS ID: guardarc1-294012
Desk Based Assessment (January 2017)
NO 77761 79588 to NO81753 81507 A desk based assessment identified cultural heritage sites on the proposed electricity cable route at Fiddes, Aberdeenshire. It was concluded that four of the sites could be directly affected by the groundworks and that there is some potential for sub-surface archaeological remains that could be disturbed by the groundworks.
Information from C Rennie - Guard Archaeology Ltd
OASIS ID: guardarc1-294012
Watching Brief (2 May 2017 - 16 June 2017)
NO 77761 79588 and NO 81753 81507 A watching brief and limited metal detecting survey were carried out, 2 May – 16 June 2017, during ground-breaking work for a new electricity cable between East Mondynes and a sub-station close to Temple of Fiddes. No finds or features of archaeological significance were recorded.
Information from K Green, J Ignacio de Vicente Ojeda and A Hunter
Blair – GUARD Archaeology Ltd
(Source: DES, Volume 18)
OASIS ID: guardarc1-294012
