Building record MAB26957 - BISHOP'S LOCH
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Summary
Bishop's manor or palace, built on an island, now a promontory, in 'Bishop's Loch' or 'Loch Goul'.
Protected Status/Designation
- Scheduled Monument 3282: Bishops' manor, manor house and chapel
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 9116 1428 (73m by 77m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ91SW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Newmachar |
Type and Period (5)
- BUILDING (Late Upper Palaeolithic to Medieval - 40000 BC to 1560 AD)
- CRANNOG (Late Upper Palaeolithic to Medieval - 40000 BC to 1560 AD)
- WALL (Late Upper Palaeolithic to Medieval - 40000 BC to 1560 AD)
- MANOR (Late Upper Palaeolithic to Medieval - 40000 BC to 1560 AD)
- PALACE (Late Upper Palaeolithic to Medieval - 40000 BC to 1560 AD)
Full Description
Bishop's manor or palace, built on an island, now a promontory, in 'Bishop's Loch' or 'Loch Goul'. Turf-covered remains of three buildings lie beside the chapel (NJ91SW0002). The buildings comprise an L-shaped building (dimensions: 8.53m by 2.43m) on the West side of the chapel, a building to the East (dimensions: 14.93m by 4.57m) and one to the South (dimensions: 14.93m by 4.26m). The manor/palace was used by the Bishops of Aberdeen prior to the building of the Chanonry in 1329, and stood on a raised area of the island. The manor/palace was probably erected some time before 1267. Bishop Hugh de Benham, Bishop of Aberdeen during from 1272, is said to have met his death here in 1282. The site has been suggested that the site was originally a crannog.
Period Notes
In use prior to 1267
FRASER, GM, 1913, ANTIQUITIES OF ABERDEEN, 9 (Bibliographic reference). SAB514.
PENNIE, I, 1933, NOTES ON HIST, BISHOP'S LOCH, PLAN (Bibliographic reference). SAB1435.
CRUICKSHANK, J., 1944, ABERDEEN UNIVERSITY REVIEW 30 (1943-4) PP. 312-4, 312-4, PLAN (Bibliographic reference). SAB251.
SCOTTISH CASTLE SURVEY, 1995, SCOTTISH EPISCOPAL PALACES PROJECT (Bibliographic reference). SAB3298.
BOGDAN, N, 2008, EARLY CASTLES OF ABERDEENSHIRE (Bibliographic reference). SAB3811.
STRATIGOS, M J, 2013, THE CRANNOGS OF NORTHEAST SCOTLAND: QUANTIFYING THE RESOURCE. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON MA DISSERTATION, 31-5 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1743.
Feb 15 2000 , AAS/00/04/CT1-4, AAS/00/04/CT1-4 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB12603.
Feb 15 2000 , AAS/00/04/G11/1-3, AAS/00/04/G11/1-3 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB12602.
Jan 1 1976 , AAS/GR/76/CT3, AAS/GR/76/CT3 (Ground Photograph). SAB32423.
Author unknown, n.d., NSA, No12(1843) 1029 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1269.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- HES Scheduled Monument Number: 3282;
- NMR Card Number: NJ91SW2;
- NRHE Numlink: 20329;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ91SW0003;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM3282 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/20329 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (10)
- --- SAB12602 Air-oblique Photograph: Feb 15 2000 . AAS/00/04/G11/1-3. Black & White. AAS/00/04/G11/1-3.
- --- SAB12603 Air-oblique Photograph: Feb 15 2000 . AAS/00/04/CT1-4. Colour Transparency. AAS/00/04/CT1-4.
- --- SAB1269 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. n.d.. NSA. No12(1843) 1029.
- --- SAB1435 Bibliographic reference: PENNIE, I. 1933. NOTES ON HIST, BISHOP'S LOCH. PLAN.
- --- SAB1743 Bibliographic reference: STRATIGOS, M J. 2013. THE CRANNOGS OF NORTHEAST SCOTLAND: QUANTIFYING THE RESOURCE. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON MA DISSERTATION. 31-5.
- --- SAB251 Bibliographic reference: CRUICKSHANK, J.. 1944. ABERDEEN UNIVERSITY REVIEW 30 (1943-4) PP. 312-4. 312-4, PLAN.
- --- SAB32423 Ground Photograph: Jan 1 1976 . AAS/GR/76/CT3. Colour Transparency. AAS/GR/76/CT3.
- --- SAB3298 Bibliographic reference: SCOTTISH CASTLE SURVEY. 1995. SCOTTISH EPISCOPAL PALACES PROJECT.
- --- SAB3811 Bibliographic reference: BOGDAN, N. 2008. EARLY CASTLES OF ABERDEENSHIRE.
- --- SAB514 Bibliographic reference: FRASER, GM. 1913. ANTIQUITIES OF ABERDEEN. 9.
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Record last edited
Apr 1 2026 2:22PM
