Building record MAB15879 - PETERSFIELD
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Summary
Farmstead, still in use, depicted on the OS 1st and 2nd edition maps.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 6038 2890 (128m by 83m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ62NW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Insch |
Type and Period (4)
Full Description
Farmstead, still in use, depicted on the OS 1st and 2nd edition maps. The 1st edition shows a group of four buildings, one a long L-plan steading, arranged around a court. By the time of the 2nd edition another rectangular building as been added to the south, This has since been removed and current maps indicate that much of the L-plan steading is ruinous. Photographic survey of the remaining steading was carried out in 2012 prior to conversion to residential use. Four rooms survived. The structure is of roughly dressed granite fieldstones, of one phases and probably built in the mid 19th century. Room 2 operated as a mill. The OS 1st and 2nd edition maps show a mill pond and sluice to the northwest.
CAMERON ARCHAEOLOGY, 2012, PETERSFIELD, INSCH, ABERDEENSHIRE: REPORT ON THE STANDING BUILDING SURVEY, Photo survey report (Bibliographic reference). SAB5346.
ARCHAEOLOGY SCOTLAND, 2014, DISCOVERY AND EXCAVATION IN SCOTLAND, NEW SERIES, VOLUME 14, 2013, p.25 (Bibliographic reference). SAB5483.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NJ62NW172;
- NRHE Numlink: 166830;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ62NW0117;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/166830 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (2)
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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Record last edited
Dec 23 2020 3:44PM
