Dalrossach
Clearance Cairn(S) (Period Unassigned), Field System (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Dalrossach
Classification Clearance Cairn(S) (Period Unassigned), Field System (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Dalrossach Hill
Canmore ID 82121
Site Number NJ41SW 38.04
NGR NJ 414 147
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Towie
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Gordon
- Former County Aberdeenshire
NJ41SW 38.04 414 147
(Location cited as NJ 414 147). A series of rough stone linear monuments is located in this area. These are interconnected and in various states of disrepair, but seem to have served a revetting function when following the contours, but also serving as enclosures. They have survived as 1m wide, 0.2-0.4m high patchy structures, with some of the stones tumbled downhill.
Visited by CFA, October 1992.
CFA 1993; MS/625/32.
(Location cited as NJ 414 148). The remains of at least three rectangular structures, possibly dwellings, with a series of rough stone dykes. These are interconnected and in various states of repair; there are also stone clearance heaps.
Information from Mrs M Greig (Grampian Regional Council), 24 April 1995.
(Reclassified as field-system and field clearance cairns: location cited as NJ 414 147). Other than the huts described above, there is no evidence for settlement on Dalrossach Hill, and the field-system appears to be limited to a number of short stony banks and clearance cairns of relatively modern date.
Visited by RCAHMS (JRS, ATW), 28 April 1997.
Project (October 1992)
Pre-afforestation survey undertaken at Dalrossach Hill, Gordon, Grampian.
T Neighbour 1992.