Camock Hill, Boundary Stone
Boundary Stone (19th Century)
Site Name Camock Hill, Boundary Stone
Classification Boundary Stone (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Delnadamph Estate; Candacraig Estate
Canmore ID 128554
Site Number NJ20NE 102
NGR NJ 26053 05013
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/128554
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Strathdon
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Gordon
- Former County Aberdeenshire
This granite boundary stone marks the southernmost point on the march between Delnadamph estate to the west and Candacraig estate to the east. Rectangular in section and flat-topped, it bears an incised letter M on the west face and the letter F on the east, representing Mowbray and Forbes, the respective former owners of Delnadamph and Candacraig estates.
Text prepared by RCAHMS as part of the Accessing Scotland's Past project
NJ20NE 102 2605 0501
Stone [NAT]
OS 1:10,000 map, 1972.
This boundary stone defines the southernmost point on the march between the Delnadamph estate to the W and the Candacraig estate to the E. Rectangular in section and flat-topped, it is a granite block measuring 0.25m in breadth from N to S by 0.15m in thickness and 0.6m high. On the W face there is an incised letter M (Mowbray, a previous owner of Delnadamph), and on the E face there is the incised letter F (Forbes, previous owners of Candacraig).
Visited by RCAHMS (JRS, ATW), 17 March 1998.