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Shaw Hill

Rig And Furrow (Medieval) - (Post Medieval)

Site Name Shaw Hill

Classification Rig And Furrow (Medieval) - (Post Medieval)

Alternative Name(s) Bruce's Camp

Canmore ID 168826

Site Number NJ71NE 147

NGR NJ 7665 1894

NGR Description From NJ 7665 1894 to NJ 7696 1898

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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

Archaeology Notes

NJ71NE 147 7665 1894 to 7696 1898

See also NJ71NE 3.

An extensive area of rig-and-furrow is visible within the fort on the summit of Shaw Hill (NJ71NE 3) and on the slopes immediately below the rampart on the S. The rigs are aligned NNE and SSW, those within the fort measuring up to 6m in breadth, and those on the S flank of the hill about 4m.

Visited by RCAHMS (JRS), 2 October 1996.

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