Building record MAB30961 - GLEN EY
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Summary
Depopulated settlement within the main head dyke enclosure.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 0870 8677 (136m by 204m) Centred at - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO08NE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Crathie and Braemar |
Type and Period (5)
- HOUSE (12th Century to 19th Century - 1100 AD to 1899 AD)
- ENCLOSURE (12th Century to 19th Century - 1100 AD to 1899 AD)
- CAIRN (12th Century to 19th Century - 1100 AD to 1899 AD)
- KILN (12th Century to 19th Century - 1100 AD to 1899 AD)
- LINEAR EARTHWORK (12th Century to 19th Century - 1100 AD to 1899 AD)
Full Description
Depopulated settlement within the main head dyke enclosure. The internal subdivisions have the character of linear stone clearance banks with cultivated soils built up on the upslope edge of the bank. There are oval stone clearance heaps, some resting on rock outcrops. A 4m wide track leads diagonally upslope. The internal area is notably stone-free with stone clearance in a more random fashion into the steeper slopes and shallow gullies and around mature birch stumps. By the track side is a longhouse, 15m by 6m by 1.5m, square-ended with end entrance. Adjacent and at right angles is another longhouse 18m by 6m, on a 'tel' mound, square-ended with three entrances. Set into the northeast end of the former, and linked into a 9m by 5m foundation, is a 7 course high corn kiln. There is an enclosure of garden plot type with a further enclosure on gorge side. A small stream bed had been engineered. A further longhouse, 14m by 5m, sits on a 'tel' mound with a 6m by 2m with displaced entrance, and a circular corn kiln behind.
CNPA, Y, 2023, MAR ESTATE PEATLAND RESTORATION PROPOSALS: CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT (Bibliographic reference). SAB8655.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO08NE0005;
External Links (0)
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SAB8655 Bibliographic reference: CNPA, Y. 2023. MAR ESTATE PEATLAND RESTORATION PROPOSALS: CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT.
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Record last edited
Dec 20 2023 3:19PM
