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Aberdeen, Ashtown, Boundary Marker 39
Boundary Stone (Medieval) - (Post Medieval), Boundary Stone (18th Century) - (19th Century)
Site Name Aberdeen, Ashtown, Boundary Marker 39
Classification Boundary Stone (Medieval) - (Post Medieval), Boundary Stone (18th Century) - (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Aberdeen, March Stone 39
Canmore ID 19333
Site Number NJ80NE 36
NGR NJ 86836 09885
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/19333
- Council Aberdeen, City Of
- Parish Newhills
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District City Of Aberdeen
- Former County Aberdeenshire
NJ80NE 36 86836 09885
See also NJ90NW 135.
Situated on the N side of the road from Ashtown some 85m E of stone 38 (NJ80NE 35). Marked 39 ABD. The boundary between the Freedom Lands and Craibstone in this vicinity was marked by two cup-marked stones in 1698.
D B Gunn 1929; HBD 1967.
This granite boundary stone is situated on the N side of the public road some 400m NW of Kirkhill Cottage (NJ80NE 89.01), and stands about 85m E of another marker (NJ80NE 35). Rectangular in section, it measures 0.25m in breadth by 0.17m in thickness and 0.78m in height. The top of the S face is bevelled and bears the letters ABD below the number 39. Nothing is now visible of two cup-marked stones that were noted here in 1698.
Visited by RCAHMS (JRS), 19 December 2002.
Field Visit (15 August 2012 - 30 November 2012)
Headland Archaeology undertook a topographic survey on five sites (Illus 1) as part of a programme of archaeological non-invasive investigations to facilitate the construction of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR) and associated schemes. All five sites reported on were located on the Northern Leg section of the AWPR. The sites recorded include Ashtown Boundary Stone (NJ80NE 36) a granite marker dating to the late 18th century. Parkhill Pumping Station (NJ81SE 85.00) constructed in 1898 an early example of the use of reinforced concrete in Scotland. Cranfield Farm Consumption Dyke (NJ91SW 201) comprising a broad, linear dyke built of clearance stones. Goval Standing Stone (NJ81SE 194) , a substantial granite boulder that may have been intentionally righted. Overton Stone Wall (NJ81SE 195), a narrow, single-walled dyke that had been substantially augmented with large quantities of clearance stones.
Information from Oasis (headland1-144212) 26 March 2013
