Building record MAB34032 - AUCHNECRAIG HILL 1
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Summary
Depopulated settlement comprising five longhouses with an enclosure, with associated rigs to the North and Southast of the settlement.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 3393 8905 (650m by 613m) Centred at - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO38NW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Glenmuick, Tullich and Glengairn |
Type and Period (7)
- SETTLEMENT (12th Century to 19th Century - 1100 AD to 1899 AD)
- HOUSE (12th Century to 19th Century - 1100 AD to 1899 AD)
- ENCLOSURE (12th Century to 19th Century - 1100 AD to 1899 AD)
- BOUNDARY (12th Century to 19th Century - 1100 AD to 1899 AD)
- Rig (12th Century to 19th Century - 1100 AD to 1899 AD)
- RIDGE AND FURROW (12th Century to 19th Century - 1100 AD to 1899 AD)
- BUILDING (12th Century to 19th Century - 1100 AD to 1899 AD)
Full Description
Depopulated settlement comprising five longhouses with an enclosure, with associated rigs to the North and Southast of the settlement. Two isolated longhouses lie approximately 300m away from the houses, to the east. There are also depleted field boundaries visible. To the west are the reduced footings of a small group of houses with attached rectilinear enclosure and an area of enclosures and rigs to the north of them. Only three unroofed buildings and one enclosure are shown on the OS 1st edition map. Recorded as part of the Scotland's Rural Past Project (2012), which identified a cluster of seven buildings and an enclosure forming the centre of the settlement, with further scattered buildings to the west, south and east. Only four buildings of Auchnacraig are shown on an 1807-9 estate plan. A pattern of rig and furrow radiates around the slopes of Auchnacraig to the north and west of the main township. The head dyke was built before an estate survey of 1807-9 and added to and altered in the improvement period. Two other buildings were recorded to the southeast, at NO34154 88858 and NO34132 88946. See also NO38NW0004 and NO38NW0005.
ROBERTSON, 1922, MAPS OF NE SCOTLAND, 1822 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1568.
SHEPHERD, IAG, 1981, PSAS 111(1980-1), 501 (Bibliographic reference). SAB3223.
Aug 23 1976 , NO38W 2648261, NO38W 2648261 (Air-vertical Photograph). SAB15187.
Feb 23 1993 , AAS/93/05/G12/6-9, AAS/93/05/G12/6-9 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB15186.
Jan 22 1981 , AAS/81/03/S2/7-8, AAS/81/03/S2/7-8 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB15185.
Jun 29 2004 , AAS/04/4/CT1-2, AAS/04/4/CT1-2 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB18960.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NO38NW9;
- NRHE Numlink: 111330;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO38NW0003;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/111330 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (6)
- --- SAB15185 Air-oblique Photograph: Jan 22 1981 . AAS/81/03/S2/7-8. Black & White. AAS/81/03/S2/7-8.
- --- SAB15186 Air-oblique Photograph: Feb 23 1993 . AAS/93/05/G12/6-9. Black & White. AAS/93/05/G12/6-9.
- --- SAB15187 Air-vertical Photograph: Aug 23 1976 . NO38W 2648261. Black & White. NO38W 2648261.
- --- SAB1568 Bibliographic reference: ROBERTSON. 1922. MAPS OF NE SCOTLAND. 1822.
- --- SAB18960 Air-oblique Photograph: Jun 29 2004 . AAS/04/4/CT1-2. Colour Transparency. AAS/04/4/CT1-2.
- --- SAB3223 Bibliographic reference: SHEPHERD, IAG. 1981. PSAS 111(1980-1). Y. 501.
Finds (0)
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Record last edited
Feb 25 2020 2:15PM
