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Crathes Castle, East Lodge

Lodge (Period Unassigned)

Site Name Crathes Castle, East Lodge

Classification Lodge (Period Unassigned)

Alternative Name(s) Crathes Castle Policies

Canmore ID 118744

Site Number NO79NW 8.04

NGR NO 7420 9632

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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  • Council Aberdeenshire
  • Parish Banchory-ternan
  • Former Region Grampian
  • Former District Kincardine And Deeside
  • Former County Kincardineshire

Archaeology Notes

NO79NW 8.04 7420 9632

NO 7416 6926 The installation of a new electricity pole close to the East Lodge, required that a watching brief be carried out during the excavation. Murray Archaeological Services undertook this work on the 23rd August 2006. No archaeological features or finds were evident during the work.

Sponsor: SSE Power Distribution.

J C Murray, 2006.

Activities

Field Visit (April 1997 - April 1997)

B13 East Lodge

(photograph Ap.13.34)

The most lavish of the estate buildings, situated beside the East Gate. Multi-gabled plan, apparently single-storied, with steep slated roof and prominent crow-stepped gables. Those on east and north with the initial and date “S. J H B & L B, 1858” and a moulded panel, with a pinnacle at the apex. Main windows tall and round-topped with diamond-leading; similar rounded-topped doorway. Granite. Occupied by the Senior Ranger. Good condition.

Documentary evidence confirms building by Sir James Horn Burnett as shown on the gables.

The adjacent gateway comprises squat square columns with a heavy cope and ball finials in granite, c.1.5m high, with a scaled down version forming pedestrian gateways either sides. Wrought-iron gates all with doubled-railings at the lower level, and with an additional top panel on the main gates.

Elevation drawings in Section 3 of the archive (Ap.10.1) show proposals for these gates, generally simpler than those constructed, ie. piers with no ball finials and less elaborate main gates.

(CRT97 B13)

Information from NTS (BNMMB) January 2015

Project (30 July 2019)

NO 73489 96758 A geophysical survey in advance of redevelopment of the Rose Garden was undertaken on 30 July 2019. This survey forms part of a wider evaluation being undertaken by Murray Archaeological Services (MAS). Survey was also carried out in the area of a proposed new kiosk at the entrance to the walled gardens from the South Lawn.

Resistance survey was undertaken over available areas of the Rose Garden. Ground penetrating radar (GPR) was utilised over the paths of the Rose Garden and the proposed kiosk area at the entrance to the gardens.

The resistance survey within the limited area available within the Rose Garden has recorded a range of values. A very strong band of high resistance response has been recorded along the eastern edge of the survey area. It is possible that the path was wider in the past, or at least that the grass area did not extend as far to east, which is possibly supported by the maps from 1868. There is a suggestion of an amorphous low resistance response in the east of the area which may potentially indicate the location of the small round beds shown on the 1893 drawing and in a 1913 photograph but it may be no more than disturbance caused by the location and removal of a bench seat in this area. Several low resistance anomalies appearing to form a circular pattern around the central garden feature have been noted. These may potentially indicate a layout as shown in a photograph published in Country Life in 1913 which shows possible beds/planting between the central feature and the beds along the edges of the garden.

The GPR data from the paths within the Rose Garden are dominated by broad areas of high amplitude response along the eastern path. The origin of this is unclear but it may have a natural origin or be associated with landscaping of the gardens. One, perhaps two, services/drains may have been detected by the GPR survey within the Rose Garden.

The results from the GPR survey of the kiosk area are dominated by strong responses from modern paving and inspection hatches, and natural variations in the subsoil. There are suggestions of a linear anomaly crossing the northern half the survey area, but its origin is unclear.

Archive: Rose Geophysical Consultants / NTS

Funder: David Chouman Architect Ltd on behalf of National Trust for Scotland

Dr Susan Ovenden ̶ Rose Geophysical Consultants

(Source DES Vol 20)

Ground Penetrating Radar (30 July 2019)

NO 73489 96758 Ground penetrating radar survey.

Archive: Rose Geophysical Consultants / NTS

Funder: David Chouman Architect Ltd on behalf of National Trust for Scotland

Dr Susan Ovenden ̶ Rose Geophysical Consultants

(Source DES Vol 20)

Magnetometry (30 July 2019)

NO 73489 96758 Magnetometry survey.

Archive: Rose Geophysical Consultants / NTS

Funder: David Chouman Architect Ltd on behalf of National Trust for Scotland

Dr Susan Ovenden ̶ Rose Geophysical Consultants

(Source DES Vol 20)

Watching Brief

NO 74240 96275 A watching brief was carried out on 22 January

2019 during the erection of new signage at Crathes Castle

(NO79NW 8). No archaeological finds or features were identified.

Archive: NRHE

Funder: The National Trust for Scotland

Alison Cameron – Cameron Archaeology

(Source: DES Vol 20)

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