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Aberdeen, Ruthrieston Road
Motte (Medieval)
Site Name Aberdeen, Ruthrieston Road
Classification Motte (Medieval)
Canmore ID 20276
Site Number NJ90SW 36
NGR NJ 926 041
NGR Description NJ c. 926 041
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/20276
- Council Aberdeen, City Of
- Parish Aberdeen
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District City Of Aberdeen
- Former County Aberdeenshire
NJ90SW 36 c. 926 041.
Taylor's plan of Aberdeen (1773) indicates that a motte stood between the southern end of Ruthrieston Circle and Ruthrieston Road.
F Wyness 1966.
The location of a possible motte depicted on Taylor's 1773 plan of Aberdeen is not known. It lies roughly in an area that has been extensively developed for housing and is traversed by the A947 public road (Anderson Drive).
Visited by RCAHMS (JRS, ARG), 27 June 2003.
