Building record MAB31301 - CORRIEMULZIE
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Summary
Remains of a shieling, comprising a rectangular 2-compartment house with two entrances, set into a nearby knoll.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 1125 8923 (56m by 67m) Location only - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO18NW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Crathie and Braemar |
Type and Period (6)
Full Description
Remains of a shieling, comprising a rectangular 2-compartment house with two entrances, set into a nearby knoll. There are enclosure walls and also the tip from the Old Mar Lodge Laundry. Also set into the knoll is a longhouse together with other indeterminate structures with bowed ends. On the other side of the track to the east is a square enclosure. All are depicted on the OS 1st edition map. The remains were recorded during walkover survey by Highland Archaeology Services in 2015 ahead of a hydroelectric scheme. F2 comprised the damaged footings of a rectangular structure measuring 3.5 m by 8m, with a clear internal division, the western half now occupied by a modern concrete pad. To the south,F3 is an area of loose tumbled stone and disturbed ground, measuring circa 7 m by 5 m on a raised platform, possibly the remains of a ruined building. F4 is a U-plan enclosure, circa 35m across around an area of flat ground, comprising low turf covered banks (up to 0.5 m high) with some stone forming the edge most of the way round. On the southwest side was a possible attached side pen or structure measuring circa 6 m by 9 m consisting of tumbled local stone. To the south F5 is a rectangular structure circa 11 m by 5 m, the walls up to 1.3 m high, with a central division and two entrances in the northeast wall, the southeast gable close to the present track. A small cellar like extension on the southwest wall is dug into the knoll on this side.
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.
HIGHLAND ARCHAEOLOGICAL SERVICES, 2015, CORRIEMULZIE HYDRO SCHEME, BRAEMAR, ABERDEENSHIRE: SAFEGUARDING AND WATCHING BRIEF (Bibliographic reference). SAB4496.
HIGHLAND ARCHAEOLOGICAL SERVICES, 2015, CORRIEMULZIE HYDRO SCHEME, BRAEMAR, ABERDEENSHIRE: WALKOVER SURVEY AND DESK BASED ASSESSMENT REPORT, F2, 3, 4, 5 (Bibliographic reference). SAB4495.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NO18NW5;
- NRHE Numlink: 29714;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO18NW0004;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/29714 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- 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.
- --- SAB4495 Bibliographic reference: HIGHLAND ARCHAEOLOGICAL SERVICES. 2015. CORRIEMULZIE HYDRO SCHEME, BRAEMAR, ABERDEENSHIRE: WALKOVER SURVEY AND DESK BASED ASSESSMENT REPORT. F2, 3, 4, 5.
- --- SAB4496 Bibliographic reference: HIGHLAND ARCHAEOLOGICAL SERVICES. 2015. CORRIEMULZIE HYDRO SCHEME, BRAEMAR, ABERDEENSHIRE: SAFEGUARDING AND WATCHING BRIEF.
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Related Events/Activities (2)
Record last edited
Oct 9 2025 3:27PM
