Archaeology Notes

Event ID 691149

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

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NO77SW 1 7126 7312.

(NO 7126 7312) Castle of Haulkerton (NR) (site of)

OS 6" map, (1971)

No trace remains of the Castle of Haulkerton.

Visited by OS (R L) 12 December 1967.

Listed.

Scottish Castle Survey 1988; N Bogdan and I B D Bryce 1991.

NO 712 731. A resistivity survey and trial excavations were carried out (by Scottish Urban Archaeological Trust) in July 1993, prior to potential development of an area of about 2ha.

In the NW corner of Mains of Haulkerton Wood, under a shallow topsoil profile of c0.3m, fragmentary foundation wall remains were located cut into the natural clay. From documentary evidence, the remains correspond to the supposed location of the late medieval Castle of Haulkerton. They demonstrate that the castle was extensively robbed out in the late 18th century and also partially disturbed by 20th-century dumping. The shallow foundation remains of a possible barmkin wall were also found.

Three 19th-century linear agricultural field banks were observed in the southern half of the wood.

Sponsor: Mr J Medlock (landowner).

J R MacKenzie 1993.