Mains Of Auchingoul, Quarry
Quarry (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Mains Of Auchingoul, Quarry
Classification Quarry (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Auchingoul
Canmore ID 18346
Site Number NJ64NW 4
NGR NJ 6120 4884
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/18346
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Inverkeithny
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Banff And Buchan
- Former County Banffshire
NJ64NW 4 6120 4884
(NJ 6120 4884) Camp (NR) (supposed Remains of)
OS 6" map, Banffshire, 2nd ed., (1904)
The remains at Auchingoul consist of a maze of irregularities that suggest modern digging on an ancient site, although the Roman nature of the site, suggested non-commitally by Shand, is very doubtful.
O G S Crawford 1949.
The remains are the result of quarrying. Parts of the site have been excavated to below ground level, and in one place there is a standing pool of water, possibly tapping the waters of a stream.
Visited by OS (JTT) 10 September 1964.
No change.
Visited by OS (RL) 7 September 1967.
