Ballantrae Bridge

Cropmark(S) (Period Unknown), Pit(S) (Period Unassigned)

Site Name Ballantrae Bridge

Classification Cropmark(S) (Period Unknown), Pit(S) (Period Unassigned)

Canmore ID 142403

Site Number NX08SE 33

NGR NX 08691 82008

NGR Description Centred NX 08691 82008

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/142403

Digital Images

SC 1754713

Ballantrae Bridge, Garleffin, oblique aerial view, taken from the SW, centred on the cropmarks of a barrow and four poster stone-circle, and on an area with pits. Two possible souterrains, linear cropmarks, possible enclosures and various other cropmarks are also visible in the photograph.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

29/6/1995

SC 1754719

Ballantrae Bridge, oblique aerial view, taken from the NE, showing the cropmarks of field boundaries, a possible souterrain and round house, possible enclosures and an area with pits.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

29/6/1995

SC 1754780

Oblique aerial view centred on the cropmarks of the field boundaries, linear cropmarks, pits, rig and cropmarks, taken from the NW.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

24/8/2000

SC 1754782

Oblique aerial view centred on the cropmarks of the field boundaries, linear cropmarks, pits, rig and cropmarks, taken from the SW.

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24/8/2000

SC 1754781

Oblique aerial view centred on the cropmarks of the field boundaries, linear cropmarks, pits, rig and cropmarks, taken from the W.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

24/8/2000

SC 1754714

Ballantrae Bridge, oblique aerial view, taken from the S, centred on the cropmarks of a barrow and four poster stone-circle, and on an area with pits, field boundaries and linear cropmarks. Two possible souterrains, possible enclosures and various other cropmarks are also visible in the photograph.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

29/6/1995

SC 1754720

Ballantrae Bridge, oblique aerial view, taken from the NE, showing the cropmarks of field boundaries, two possible souterrains and enclosures, a round house and an area with pits.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

29/6/1995

SC 1754721

Ballantrae Bridge, oblique aerial view, taken from the NW, centred on the cropmarks of a possible souterrain and a round house. An area with pits and field boundaries are also shown in the photograph.

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29/6/1995

SC 1754727

Ballantrae Bridge, oblique aerial view, taken from the NW, centred on the cropmarks of a possible souterrain, a round house and pits. An area with pits, field boundaries and linear cropmarks are visible in the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph.

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29/6/1995

SC 1754712

Ballantrae Bridge, oblique aerial view, taken from the SW, centred on the cropmarks of field boundaries and areas with pits. A souterrain and a round house are visible in the top right-hand corner of the photograph, and Ballantrae Bridge is shown in the top left-hand corner.

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29/6/1995

SC 1754726

Ballantrae Bridge, oblique aerial view, taken from the N, centred on the cropmarks of a possible souterrain, a round house and pits. An area with pits is visible in the upper right-hand corner of the photograph.

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29/6/1995

SC 503736

Ballantrae Bridge, oblique aerial view, taken from the SW, centred on the cropmarks of field boundaries and linear cropmarks, and on areas with pits. A possible souterrain and a round house are shown in the upper right-hand corner of the photograph.

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SC 1754718

Ballantrae Bridge, oblique aerial view, taken from the E, showing the cropmarks of field boundaries, a possible souterrain and round house, and an area with pits.

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29/6/1995

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29/6/1995

SC 1754779

Oblique aerial view centred on the cropmarks of the field boundaries, linear cropmarks, pits, rig and cropmarks, taken from the NE.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

24/8/2000

SC 1754715

Ballantrae Bridge; Garleffin, oblique aerial view, taken from the SE, showing the cropmarks of a four poster stone-circle and a barrow in the bottom centre of the photograph. An area with pits and two possible souterrains, a round house, enclosures and linear cropmarks are visible in the centre, and field boundaries are shown in the upper half of the photograph.

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29/6/1995

SC 1754723

Garleffin, oblique aerial view, taken from the NW, centred on the cropmarks of a four poster stone-circle, ring-ditches, a barrow and pits. An area with pits and a possible souterrain, enclosures and cropmarks are visible in the bottom half of the photograph.

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29/6/1995

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29/6/1995

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Administrative Areas

Council South Ayrshire
Parish Ballantrae (Kyle And Carrick)
Former Region Strathclyde
Former District Kyle And Carrick
Former County Ayrshire

Archaeology Notes

NX08SE 33 0869 82008 Centred NX 08691 82008

Oblique aerial photographs (RCAHMSAP 1995) have revealed the cropmarks of a large number of pits in the NW end of a field, 200m SW of Ballantrae Bridge (NX08SE 25). Divided into three areas, the first ( NX c.08465 8205) aligned from W to E, measures about 80m. The second area (NX c.0865 8205), aligned from WSW to ENE, measures approximately 180m. The third and largest area of pits (NX 0860 8200), from SW to NE, measures about 200m. The large number of pits suggest that this is a group of possible inhumation burials. In addition there are a large number of other cropmarks situated in the surrounding area (see NX08SE 32, NX08SE 34, NX08SE 35, NX08SE 36 ).

Information from RCAHMS (KJ) 16 March 1999.

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