Aberdeen, Boundary Markers
Boundary Stone(S) (18th Century) - (19th Century), Boundary Stone(S) (Medieval) - (Post Medieval)
Site Name Aberdeen, Boundary Markers
Classification Boundary Stone(S) (18th Century) - (19th Century), Boundary Stone(S) (Medieval) - (Post Medieval)
Canmore ID 20037
Site Number NJ90NW 135
NGR NJ 93 05
NGR Description NJ c. 93 05
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/20037
- Council Aberdeen, City Of
- Parish Aberdeen
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District City Of Aberdeen
- Former County Aberdeenshire
NJ90NW 135 c. 93 05
See also NJ80NE 3 and under individual boundary markers:
NJ80NW 13-17
NJ80NE 1 and NJ80NE 23 -7, 32, 35-6
NJ80SW 3, NJ80SW 6, NJ80SW 8, NJ80SW 19 -20
NJ80SE 7 and NJ80SE 13 -15, 19, 46-52
NJ81SE 18-19, 26-8
NJ90NW 61 and NJ90NW 137 -61
NJ90SW 17, NJ90SW 21, NJ90SW 32 -5.
From a description of the Outer Marches which bounded the Freedom Lands of Aberdeen (See NJ80NE 3) in 1525, it may be seen that boulders on or near the line of the Marches bore cup or saucer marks to distinguish them. If it was desired to emphasise a particular stone, the letter 'P' 'Propertie' was used. Markings in the shape of a key were also used to designate certain stones. The cup mark system reached its most complete form in 1698, and the marches were so marked until about 1790, when lettered and numbered stones were introduced, first as a far as stone No.48, and by 1810, the whole length of the Outer Marches had lettered and numbered stones, each stone bearing a consecutive number and the letters 'ABD' for 'Aberdeen'. In the main, these stones were placed adjacent to their cup-marked predecessors. Some of the stones which were in place in 1810 have been removed or lost, but they have been replaced from time to time, so that the chain was complete in 1929, at which time 15 cup-marked stones remained. Stones marked 'CR' ('City Royalty') define the Inner Marches, which bounded the city proper. (See individual Record Cards for descriptions of the stones and their locations).
D B Gunn 1929.
There is no change to this record.
Information from RCAHMS (JRS), 28 April 2003.
