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Field Visit
Date September 2013 - April 2014
Event ID 1008541
Category Recording
Type Field Visit
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1008541
Lawns of close-mown grass extend 50-80m beyond the forecourt on both sides as far as tree cover or woodland edge. Although fairly flat some minor undulations relate to former features on the historical maps and features identified in the geophysical survey (see 3.2). The only notable tree is this zone is the mature purple beech (that blocks the south-west vista to the castle).
The 1st edition OS map of 1870 shows the present layout in place, although trees from earlier planting come closer to the castle than today and the grass
lawns continue into more distant parkland grazing without interruption. The 1770 Brown plan shows a grass half-oval on the south side of the castle, with a feature in the middle. Although not named here, the terrier refers to a Bowling green in this location and the central feature appears to have protruding gnomons and has been surmised to be the 17thC sundial (B07, B18) that is now at the end of Cathedral Walk. The outer edge is shown as a double line, probably indicating a wall or haha. While the forecourt wall is cross-hatched on the plan, and assumed to represent a free-standing wall, this wall is unhatched and so assumed to represents a haha (see B06).
(BRD14 P03)
Information from NTS (SCS) February 2016
