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Hill Of Dunnideer

Rig And Furrow (Medieval)

Site Name Hill Of Dunnideer

Classification Rig And Furrow (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

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  • Council Aberdeenshire
  • Parish Insch
  • Former Region Grampian
  • Former District Gordon
  • Former County Aberdeenshire

Archaeology Notes

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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