Edzell, Castle Hillock
No Class (Event)
Site Name Edzell, Castle Hillock
Classification No Class (Event)
Canmore ID 89856
Site Number NO56NE 9.01
NGR NO 583 687
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/89856
- Council Angus
- Parish Edzell
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District Angus
- Former County Angus
NO56NE 9.01 583 687.
Archaeological assessment of a site adjacent to Edzell Churchyard was conducted by AOC (Scotland) Ltd. The assessment area, comprising c. 1,900m sq, lies immediately E of the present graveyard, which is thought to have been the site of a medieval parish church (NO56NE 7). Immediately NE of this graveyard, a natural knoll has been sculpted to form a motte. This was the seat of the Stirlings or Strivelyns of Glenesk and may still have been occupied when the estate was acquired by the Crawford Lindsays in 1358. This historical and topographical background constituted strong grounds for believing that the area of the proposed cemetery extension was the site of significant archaeological remains, possibly representing medieval settlement or enclosures associated with the motte, or alternatively, remnants of a medieval church or churchyard. However, assessment trenches excavated over a total area of c. 200m sq. recorded no significant archaeological features and no features at all of demonstrably medieval date.
Sponsor: Angus District Council.
J O'Sullivan 1994i.