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Archaeology Notes
Event ID 781389
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Archaeology Notes
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/781389
NJ30SW 24 3164 0290
The remains of a depopulated settlement or farmstead survive on an SE-facing spur. Some of the buildings are still roofed and others are used as sheepfolds.
NMRS, MS/712/10
The following site has been identified while checking maps held by Grampian Regional Council. Full information is held in Grampian Regional Council SMR.
NJ 316 029 Remains of a farmstead and longhouses.
Sponsor: Grampian Regional Council
M Greig 1995
A farmstead comprising two unroofed buildings, four roofed buildings, two of which are long buildings and one of these is L-shaped, and three enclosures, a sheepfold and a lime kiln are depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Aberdeenshire 1869, sheet lxxx). One unroofed building, one partially roofed L-shaped building, and one roofed building, two enclosures and some sheep pens are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1971).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 19 April 1999
