Standing Building Recording

Date 5 October 2014

Event ID 1014626

Category Recording

Type Standing Building Recording

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1014626

The proposed development is at NJ 96260 03392 in the parish of Nigg and at 85-95m OD. It is located on the west side of Wellington Road on the site of the former Newlands Farm. Aberdeen City Council Planning application P140862 for formation of car sales facility with associated car display, storage access and parking facilities is pending. Aberdeen City Council require a walkover and DBA to assess the archaeological requirements prior to development of the site. The work was commissioned by Sandy Ip on behalf of Taylor Design Architects Ltd.

Newlands Farm was surveyed on 5 October 2014; a plan supplied by the client was annotated, elevations drawn and a full photographic survey carried out. The buildings are very ruinous and overgrown and some sections were not accessible. The main walls pre-date the First Edition OS map (1865) and the form continued until the end of its use as a farm, with minor alterations and additions. A watching brief will be maintained during the soil strip for the development and a further report prepared.

Information from Alison Cameron, Cameron Archaeology, 2014