Archaeology Notes

Event ID 666403

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

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NJ25NW 4 2169 5799.

(NJ 2169 5799) Palace of Birnie (NR) (site of)

OS 6" map, (1959)

'The site of the ancient Palace of Birnie, the first residence of the Bishops of Moray (the fourth Bishop died in 1184 and was buried at Birnie church - NJ25NW 1). It was afterwards removed to Kinnedar then to Spynie and last of all to Elgin. There are no visible traces of it now, the foundations of the building having all be cleared away in the year 1802 when reclaiming the ground'.

Name Book 1871.

About forty years ago, the foundations of the Episcopal residence of the Bishops of Moray were dug up in the corner of the field, which had formerly the name of Castlehill.

NSA 1845.

No trace and no further information.

Visited by OS (R L) 15 April 1971.