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Castle Forbes, Home Farm

Rig And Furrow (Medieval) - (Post Medieval)

Site Name Castle Forbes, Home Farm

Classification Rig And Furrow (Medieval) - (Post Medieval)

Alternative Name(s) Castle Forbes Policies

Canmore ID 151424

Site Number NJ61NW 82

NGR NJ 6229 1955

NGR Description NJ 6229 1955 to NJ 6238 1931

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Aberdeenshire
  • Parish Keig
  • Former Region Grampian
  • Former District Gordon
  • Former County Aberdeenshire

Archaeology Notes

NJ61NW 82 6229 1955 to 6238 1931

For Castle Forbes (NJ 62148 19130) and associated buildings, see NJ61NW 11.00.

The remains of rig-and-furrow cultivation are visible in woodland 250m E of Home Farm steading (NJ61NW 11.03). The rigs measure up to 6m in breadth and are aligned ENE and WSW.

Visited by RCAHMS (JRS, RJCM), 4 October 1996.

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