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Shethin
Moated Site (Medieval)
Site Name Shethin
Classification Moated Site (Medieval)
Alternative Name(s) Old House Of Shethin; 5 Shethin Cottages, Moat
Canmore ID 19848
Site Number NJ83SE 8
NGR NJ 8854 3221
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/19848
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Tarves
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Gordon
- Former County Aberdeenshire
NJ83SE 8 8854 3221
(NJ 8854 3221) Earthwork (NR) (Site of).
OS 6" map, (1959)
Camp (NR) (Detail shown).
OS 6" map, Aberdeenshire, 1st ed., (1868)
A very perfect artificial earthwork, the south ditch is quite perfect, but the north side is not quite so good.
Name Book 1868.
The probable site of the old house of Shethin is indicated by a homestead moat in the field across the road to the south of the present steading.
W D Simpson 1955.
The site of a homestead moat situated in a cultivated field. The ditch on the N has been obliterated. The S ditch and parts of the E and W ditch are still visible, but have been greatly spread by ploughing and insufficient survives for accurate survey. The siting symbol shown on OS 25" map is centrally placed on the enclosed space which has been approximately 40.0m square.
Visited by OS (RL) 10 April 1972
This site is listed in an Atlas of Scottish History as a moated site.
Information from RCAHMS (DE) September 1997.
P G B McNeill and H L MacQueen 1996.
Visible on RAF air photograph 58/RAF/1328: F22 0007.
Information from RCAHMS (KM), 14 May 2001.
Scheduled as '5 Shethin Cottages, homestead moat 125m SSW of... the remains of a homestead moat...'
Information from Historic Scotland, scheduling document dated 30 March 2009.
