EAB527 - Excavation 1980 - CASTLE HILL, STRACHAN

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Location

Grid reference
Map sheet	Not recorded
Authority	Aberdeenshire
Civil Parish	Strachan

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Technique(s)

EXCAVATION

Organisation

PETER YEOMAN

Date

1980

Description

First of two seasons of excavation which revealed information relating to the construction of the motte, a timber hall on the summit encircled by two phases of palisade, the surrounding ditch, and an approach causeway. Baked daub samples - report by Mike SpearmanAnimal remains - report by C Smith & G W I HodgsonCharcoal samples - report by W E Boyd Director: PETER YEOMAN Auspices: SDD Fund: SDD 100% of the total area was evaluated

Sources/Archives (1)

--- SAB2130 Bibliographic reference: YEOMAN, P. 1984. EXCAVATIONS AS CASTLEHILL OF STRACHAN, 1980-1.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

MAB45266 CASTLE HILL, STRACHAN (Earthwork)

Record last edited

Jun 22 2026 10:39AM

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