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Hill Of Dunnideer
Rig And Furrow (Medieval) - (Post Medieval)
Site Name Hill Of Dunnideer
Classification Rig And Furrow (Medieval) - (Post Medieval)
Alternative Name(s) Dunnydeer; Mill Of Dunnideer
Canmore ID 166817
Site Number NJ62NW 162
NGR NJ 6099 2809
NGR Description Centred NJ 6099 2809
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/166817
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Insch
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Gordon
- Former County Aberdeenshire
NJ62NW 162 centred 6099 2809
Little is now visible of an area of broad rig-and-furrow cultivation recorded on the SW flank of the Hill of Dunnideer on a vertical aerial photograph taken in June 1946 (106G/SCOT/UK 130, 2249). The rigs are aligned NNE and SSW, but since that time they have been gradually ploughed down, and only their NNE ends can now be seen in the rough pasture immediately below the lowermost defences of the fort NJ62NW 1.
Visited by RCAHMS (JRS), 25 May 1999.
This site, and others on Dunnideer Hill, was affected by a fire that spread across the grass and exposed archaeological features, including pottery and other materials. Historic Scotland funded a project to assess the damage the fire did to the upstanding archaeology, and any remains exposed by it or the fire brigade's work (they stripped turf in an attempt to contain the spreading fire).
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