Building record MAB27805 - OLD DEER
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Summary
Village of Old Deer, depicted on OS 1st and 2nd edition and earlier maps.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 9769 4764 (486m by 325m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ94NE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Old Deer |
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Village of Old Deer, depicted on OS 1st and 2nd edition and earlier maps. Deer enters the historical record in the 10th or 11th century when its foundation legend is recorded in the Book of Deer. There is also evidence for a monastery at Deer in the early Medieval period, although its location is not known. Pont's map surveyed in the late 16th century shows the church at Deer with a substantial village to west and south. IN 1763 Mr Russell of Mountcoffer advertised that the village was to be enlarged by the granting of additional feus. Roy's Military Survey of Scotland (1747-55) shows a cluster of buildings in the area now occupied by the village. By the time Thomson's Atlas of Scotland was published in 1832 the village of Old Deer appears to have adopted a more formal layout, and the main north-south road shifted to its present line of the Kirkgate. Abbey Street, the main east-west axis of the village, is first shown on this map, although it may have been established long before. Desk-based study and field investigations within the village have been carried out as part of the Book of Deer Project. Desk based assessment was carried out by GUARD in 2008 to assess the archaeological potential and historical development around the church (NJ94NE0002) and village of Old Deer, in particular to look at the potential for this area containing traces of the early Medieval monastery of Deer. The assessment concluded that there were strong grounds for interpreting the site of the Old Church as the location of the early Monastery of Deer.
GUARD, 2008, THE MONASTERY OF DEER ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESK BASED ASSESSMENT AND FIELD EVALUATION: PROJECT DESIGN, PD (Bibliographic reference). SAB2633.
GUARD, 2008, THE MONASTERY OF DEER ARCHAEOLOGICAL PROJECT: ARCHAEOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT (2ND DRAFT) (Bibliographic reference). SAB2637.
GUARD, 2009, THE MONASTERY OF DEER ARCHAEOLOGICAL PROJECT: DESK BASED ASSESSMENT & FIELD EVALUATION (Bibliographic reference). SAB2613.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NJ94NE79;
- NRHE Numlink: 120126;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ94NE0113;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/120126 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SAB2613 Bibliographic reference: GUARD. 2009. THE MONASTERY OF DEER ARCHAEOLOGICAL PROJECT: DESK BASED ASSESSMENT & FIELD EVALUATION.
- --- SAB2633 Bibliographic reference: GUARD. 2008. THE MONASTERY OF DEER ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESK BASED ASSESSMENT AND FIELD EVALUATION: PROJECT DESIGN. PD.
- --- SAB2637 Bibliographic reference: GUARD. 2008. THE MONASTERY OF DEER ARCHAEOLOGICAL PROJECT: ARCHAEOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT (2ND DRAFT).
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Jun 22 2023 12:49PM
