Colquhonnie
Souterrain (Prehistoric)
Site Name Colquhonnie
Classification Souterrain (Prehistoric)
Alternative Name(s) Colquhonny
Canmore ID 16763
Site Number NJ31SE 10
NGR NJ 3643 1263
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Strathdon
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Gordon
- Former County Aberdeenshire
NJ31SE 10 3643 1263.
(NJ 3643 1263) Site of Erd House (NR)
OS 6" map, Aberdeenshire, 2nd ed., (1903)
An Erd House was discovered about 1852 by workmen excavating for the foundations of the present steading at Colquhonny [Colquhonnie: NJ31SE 85].
Name Book 1866.
No trace.
Visited by OS (N K B) 29 August 1968.
The site of this souterrain lies in the farmyard immediately to the N of the disused steading at Colquhonnie. No trace of it could be seen on the date of visit.
Visited by RCAHMS (JRS, RJCM), 12 October 1998.
Field Visit (31 July 1943)
Earth-house, Colquhonny.
Nothing is known locally about this monument, which appears to have been covered up by the tennis-court of the Colquhonny Hotel. The site need not be revisited.
Visited by RCAHMS (AG) 31 July 1943
