Building record MAB31024 - CREAG PHADRUIG
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Summary
Remains of longhouses or shielings.
Protected Status/Designation
- Scheduled Monument 6455: Mar townships, enclosures, stills, kilns - Dubrach to east of Dalvorar
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 0472 8935 (489m by 315m) Centred at - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO08NW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Crathie and Braemar |
Type and Period (9)
- WALL (12th Century to 19th Century - 1100 AD to 1899 AD)
- SETTLEMENT (12th Century to 19th Century - 1100 AD to 1899 AD)
- HOUSE (12th Century to 19th Century - 1100 AD to 1899 AD)
- KILN (12th Century to 19th Century - 1100 AD to 1899 AD)
- PIT (12th Century to 19th Century - 1100 AD to 1899 AD)
- CAIRN (12th Century to 19th Century - 1100 AD to 1899 AD)
- RIDGE AND FURROW (12th Century to 19th Century - 1100 AD to 1899 AD)
- LINEAR EARTHWORK (12th Century to 19th Century - 1100 AD to 1899 AD)
- FIELD SYSTEM (12th Century to 19th Century - 1100 AD to 1899 AD)
Full Description
Remains of longhouses or shielings. Located above the track is a longhouse, 12m by 5m, with a circular kiln at the west end. Another longhouse has three partitions, 28m by 5m, with a bowed outbuilding at the west end. Mature pines are growing through the foundations. Below the track on a river terrace is an area enclosed by a dyke and two longhouses, 15m by 5m, plus a circular stone-lined pit. There are small field clearance cairns both round and linear, walls and small enclosed plots, and an area of rig and furrow. The head-dyke is cut by the River Dee to the west. Walkover survey was carried out by Cameron Archaeology in June-July 2015 to assess damage on the Mar Lodge estate resulting from flooding in the wake of storm Bertha. Walkover survey by Highland Archaeology Services along the river Dee in 2023 (NO08NW0055) included the riverside part of this site, and noted two features, previously recorded by Canmore. At NO 04835 8924 – NO 04852 89276 were the tumbled remains of a drystone wall, 0.6m wide and up to 0.6m high, running down the east side of an area of improved land. It forms part of a much larger enclosure that joins with a second section of walling (NO 04488 89373 – NO 04537 89381) which runs roughly parallel with the modern track. This may be the settlement named Crag Fadrik on the Gordon Map (1636-1652) and named Craigfarage on the Roy Highlands map (1747-52). Photographic recording was carried out by S. Davison in 2024.
SMITH, JS, 1986, DESERTED FARMS AND SHEALINGS IN THE BRAEMAR AREA
OF DEESIDE, GRAMPIAN REGION IN PSAS 116(1985-86) 447-53, 447-53 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1833.
RCAHMS, 1996, MAR LODGE, CONDITION SURVEY, p23 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1586.
CONDITION SURVEY
RCAHMS, 1996, MAR LODGE: THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF A CAIRNGORM ESTATE. , Leaflet (Bibliographic reference). SAB3080.
BAIN, S, 1999, DES : MAR LODGE ESTATE (Bibliographic reference). SAB185.
TOWNSHIP
BAIN, S, 1999, RESTORATION WORKS AT CREAG PHADRUIG + TONNAGAOITHE (Bibliographic reference). SAB184.
FRASER, S, 2010, MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN HS & NTS CONCERNING THE SCHEDULED ANCIENT MONUMENTS ON THE MAR LODGE ESTATE 2011-2015 (Bibliographic reference). SAB2517.
CAMERON ARCHAEOLOGY, 2015, MAR LODGE ESTATE CRATHIE AND BRAEMAR, ABERDEENSHIRE: POST-HURRICANE BERTHA CONDITION SURVEY, Walkover report (Bibliographic reference). SAB7992.
HIGHLAND ARCHAEOLOGY SERVICES, 2023, BYNACK BURN AND RIVER DEE, RIVER RESTORATION, MAR LODGE ESTATE: WALKOVER SURVEYS DATA STRUCTURE REPORT, Sites W12, W13 (Bibliographic reference). SAB5947.
HIGHLAND ARCHAEOLOGY SERVICES, 2023, GELDIE, BYNACK BURN AND RIVER DEE, MAR LODGE ESTATE, ROVER RESTORATION ARCHAEOLOGICAL MITIGATION: PROJECT DESIGN (Bibliographic reference). SAB5972.
DAVISON, S, 2024, CREAG PHADRUIG - PHOTOGRAPHS (Bibliographic reference). SAB4077.
DAVISON, S, 2024, LAIRIG GHRU DROVE ROAD: DESK BASED ASSESSMENT REPORT (Bibliographic reference). SAB4068.
Jul 21 2015 , AAS-GR-15-07-045 - 052, AAS-GR-15-07-045 - 052 (Ground Photograph). SAB20896.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- HES Scheduled Monument Number: 6455;
- NMR Card Number: NO08NW3;
- NRHE Numlink: 27749;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO08NW0001;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM6455 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/27749 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (12)
- --- SAB1586 Bibliographic reference: RCAHMS. 1996. MAR LODGE, CONDITION SURVEY. p23.
- --- SAB1833 Bibliographic reference: SMITH, JS. 1986. DESERTED FARMS AND SHEALINGS IN THE BRAEMAR AREA OF DEESIDE, GRAMPIAN REGION IN PSAS 116(1985-86) 447-53. 447-53.
- --- SAB184 Bibliographic reference: BAIN, S. 1999. RESTORATION WORKS AT CREAG PHADRUIG + TONNAGAOITHE.
- --- SAB185 Bibliographic reference: BAIN, S. 1999. DES : MAR LODGE ESTATE.
- --- SAB20896 Ground Photograph: Jul 21 2015 . AAS-GR-15-07-045 - 052. Digital. AAS-GR-15-07-045 - 052.
- --- SAB2517 Bibliographic reference: FRASER, S. 2010. MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN HS & NTS CONCERNING THE SCHEDULED ANCIENT MONUMENTS ON THE MAR LODGE ESTATE 2011-2015.
- --- SAB3080 Bibliographic reference: RCAHMS. 1996. MAR LODGE: THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF A CAIRNGORM ESTATE. . Leaflet.
- --- SAB4068 Bibliographic reference: DAVISON, S. 2024. LAIRIG GHRU DROVE ROAD: DESK BASED ASSESSMENT REPORT.
- --- SAB4077 Bibliographic reference: DAVISON, S. 2024. CREAG PHADRUIG - PHOTOGRAPHS.
- --- SAB5947 Bibliographic reference: HIGHLAND ARCHAEOLOGY SERVICES. 2023. BYNACK BURN AND RIVER DEE, RIVER RESTORATION, MAR LODGE ESTATE: WALKOVER SURVEYS DATA STRUCTURE REPORT. Sites W12, W13.
- --- SAB5972 Bibliographic reference: HIGHLAND ARCHAEOLOGY SERVICES. 2023. GELDIE, BYNACK BURN AND RIVER DEE, MAR LODGE ESTATE, ROVER RESTORATION ARCHAEOLOGICAL MITIGATION: PROJECT DESIGN.
- --- SAB7992 Bibliographic reference: CAMERON ARCHAEOLOGY. 2015. MAR LODGE ESTATE CRATHIE AND BRAEMAR, ABERDEENSHIRE: POST-HURRICANE BERTHA CONDITION SURVEY. Walkover report.
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Record last edited
Apr 8 2026 9:55AM
