Aberdeen, Mount Street,'the Mount'
Motte (Medieval)
Site Name Aberdeen, Mount Street,'the Mount'
Classification Motte (Medieval)
Alternative Name(s) Gilcomston; Motehill
Canmore ID 20076
Site Number NJ90NW 170
NGR NJ 933 066
NGR Description NJ c. 933 066
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/20076
- Council Aberdeen, City Of
- Parish Aberdeen
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District City Of Aberdeen
- Former County Aberdeenshire
NJ90NW 170 c. 933 066.
Plans of Aberdeen by Taylor (1773) and Milne (1789) indicate that a motte stood NW of the standing stones noted on NJ90NW 43, near Mount Street, the name of which may have derived from the remains of the motte or 'mount'.
F Wyness 1966.
Nothing is visible of this alleged motte and the surrounding area is built-up.
Visited by RCAHMS (JRS, ATW), 26 February 1997.
