Huntly Castle
Archaeological Feature (Period Unassigned)(Possible), Ditch (Period Unassigned), Ring (Jet)
Site Name Huntly Castle
Classification Archaeological Feature (Period Unassigned)(Possible), Ditch (Period Unassigned), Ring (Jet)
Canmore ID 17872
Site Number NJ54SW 10
NGR NJ 532 407
NGR Description NJ c. 532 407
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/17872
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Huntly
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Gordon
- Former County Aberdeenshire
NJ54SW 10 c. 532 407
A small ring of jet, measuring 3/4 of an inch in diameter, found at Castle Huntly, Strathbogie (NJ54SW 9) was presented to the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland by Mr Alexander G Anderson on Monday 13th April, 1863. (Accession no. FN 10).
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1865; National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS) 1892.
No field action.
Visited by OS (EGC) 22 September 1961.
Watching Brief (6 May 2014 - 22 September 2014)
NJ 531 407 A watching brief was undertaken, 6 May – 22 September 2014, during the excavation of four small trenches to remove existing information boards and install new ones. One trench in a small chamber in the remodelled E range revealed what may represent a sub-floor deposit (NJ 53211 40768). Two trenches just to the E of the E range (NJ 53219
40765 and NJ 53224 40756) revealed significant infill or levelling deposit, contemporary with the present entrance to the courtyard on its E side. The depth and overall absence of finds suggest a major revision of ground levels along the E of the courtyard, potentially associated with the remodelling works of the 17th century.
Archive: RCAHMS (intended)
Gordon Ewart and Paul Fox – Kirkdale Archaeology
(Source: DES)
Funder: Historic Scotland