Keith, Hillockhead
Byre (19th Century), Byre(S) (20th Century), Dairy(S) (20th Century), Farmhouse(S) (19th Century), Farmstead (19th Century), Stable (19th Century), Watermill (19th Century)
Site Name Keith, Hillockhead
Classification Byre (19th Century), Byre(S) (20th Century), Dairy(S) (20th Century), Farmhouse(S) (19th Century), Farmstead (19th Century), Stable (19th Century), Watermill (19th Century)
Canmore ID 373801
Site Number NJ44NW 39
NGR NJ 40160 49940
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/373801
- Council Moray
- Parish Keith
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Moray
- Former County Banffshire
Standing Building Recording (26 August 2021)
NJ 40160 49940 A historic building survey was undertaken, on 26 August 2021, of the steading buildings at Hillockhead prior to their demolition. The original mid-19th-century buildings comprised a water mill, stable, byre and small farmhouse. In the later 19th century, a new L-plan farmhouse was built and the former farmhouse became a bothy. In the 20th century, a major change, reflected in the buildings, was the change to dairying, with the increase in cattle numbers shown by the additional byres and the dairy and milk storage areas.
Archive: NRHE and Aberdeenshire HER Funder: Private individual
Hilary and Charlie Murray – Murray Archaeological Services Ltd
(Source: DES Vol 22)
