Craibstone House
College (20th Century), Country House (19th Century), Manor House (Medieval)
Site Name Craibstone House
Classification College (20th Century), Country House (19th Century), Manor House (Medieval)
Alternative Name(s) Crabston; Crabstone; Auchteranny; Ochteronny; Craibstone College Of Agriculture: Scottish Rural College Campus
Canmore ID 76855
Site Number NJ81SE 38
NGR NJ 87290 10690
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/76855
- Council Aberdeen, City Of
- Parish Newhills
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District City Of Aberdeen
- Former County Aberdeenshire
NJ81SE 38.00 8750 1083
NJ81SE 38.01 NJ 874 106 Gardens (Craibstone Gardens)
NJ81SE 38.02 NJ 8666 1094 West Lodge
NJ81SE 38.03 NJ 8791 1068 East Lodge
NJ81SE 38.04 NJ 87510 10845 Steading
Craibstone (College of Agriculture) [NAT]
OS 1:10,000 map, 1990.
(Location cited as NJ 8750 1080). Site of house/manor; Craibstone or Crabstone.
J Robertson 1843; NMRS, MS/712/79.
Archaeological Evaluation (22 August 2016 - 24 August 2016)
AOC Archaeology Group were commissioned by CALA homes Ltd. to conduct and archaeological evaluation as a condition of planning consent for the first phase ('Phase 1') of a new development at Craibstone South (NJ 87061 10677) (Planning Ref. No. P140470). A 7% evaluation of the available 1,846m2 site (once services were taken into account) was conducted comprising of 940 linear metres of trenching. The evaluation revealed a heavily plough damaged sub-soil cut with improvement drainage, some possible rig and furrow and a large circular rock/root removal pit. No significant archaeological features or finds were discovered.
Information from OASIS ID: aocarcha1-261210 (N Johnstone) 2016
Standing Building Recording (22 June 2017)
AOC Archaeology Group was commissioned by Cala Homes (North) Ltd to undertake a programme of historic building survey at the site of the Scottish Rural College at Craibstone South to the north-west of the city of Aberdeen. The work is required as part of a planning condition on new development and will be undertaken in several phases. This report outlines the results of the first stage of works which includes the recording of the redundant colleges to the south-east of the development area - 'Phase 1' - both of which are late 20th century in date. Buildings surveyed in this phase are at NGR - NJ 87791 10679 and NJ 87609 10648
Information from OASIS ID: aocarcha1-288492 (D Sproat) 2017
