Building record MAB31031 - DALVORAR

Remains of depopulated settlement.

Remains of depopulated settlement. A stone-walled enclosure to the south, 8 m by 5 m, is tacked on to a longhouse, 4m by 2 m, with associated foundation. There are clear signs of stone clearance activity within the enclosure, together with stone cairn with slight collapse in centre, possibly a kiln. A longhouse, 16 m by 5 m, lies to the east, with two entrances directly opposite each other. On a nearby terrace bluff lies a kiln, 2 m in diameter, with a longhouse, 10 m by 5 m. Another longhouse, 12 m by 7 m, overlies a possible curved wall foundation at the east end. The main building stands seven courses at west end. A longhouse underlies a mortar-built or strengthened building. Near the floodplain margin a stone enclosure, 22 m by 12 m, lies with an indeterminate rectangular foundation outside. On the hillside above, set normal to the slope are two longhouses, 12 m by 5 m, beyond the head dyke which runs along the inner edge of the floodplain. 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 a number of the previously recorded features. At NO 03929 89352 is an enclosure with connected structures, all of drystone construction the walls surviving up to 1 m high. The enclosure is rectangular on two levels with a possible clearance cairn in the upper part. Within the east side of the enclosure is a sub-rectangular structure 5 m wide and 12 m long with a rounded south end, and gaps in both long walls. Attached to the outer south wall of the enclosure is a structure measuring 8 m by 4 m. North of the enclosure (at NO 03913 89365) are the remains of stone footings, roughly rectangular, 12 m long, 6 m wide and up to 0.1 m high. Alongside the river to the west (NO 03615 89048 - NO 03672 89132) is a section of retaining river wall running circa 103 m, surviving up to 1 m high and 2 m thick. Not previously recorded, are the possible remains of a grass covered dyke running at the foot of the slope between NO 03633 89070 and NO 03669 89082, measuring up to 0.5 m high and 1 m wide.

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: THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF A CAIRNGORM ESTATE. , Leaflet (Bibliographic reference). SAB3080.

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 W3, W4, W5, W6 (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.

Jul 21 2015 , AAS-GR-15-07-069 - 078, AAS-GR-15-07-069 - 078 (Ground Photograph). SAB20899.

Oct 16 2002 , GR/02/CT421-425, GR/02/CT421-425 (Ground Photograph). SAB36986.

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Feb 27 2025 12:52PM