Building record MAB39402 - KNOWGREEN
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Summary
Remains of farmstead comprising three rectangular buildings, all reduced to lower courses of their walls.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 6587 7877 (180m by 89m) Centred at - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO67NE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Fordoun |
Type and Period (7)
- FARMSTEAD (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
- Foundation (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
- KILN (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
- POND (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
- STRUCTURE (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
- HOUSE (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
- BANK (EARTHWORK) (Post Medieval - 1561 AD to 1899 AD)
Full Description
Remains of farmstead comprising three rectangular buildings, all reduced to lower courses of their walls. One incorporates a probable kiln. Immediately above the farmstead is the remains of a pond or slurry pit. A field-bank adjoins the farmstead, another bank runs downslope from the southwest corner of the first field 35m east-southeast of the farmstead is another small square structure. Recorded as 'West Park', abandoned between 1864 and 1901. Four buildings and two enclosures are recorded on the 1st edition OS map, where the farmstead is called 'Knowgreens' and marked as a public house. By the second edition OS map one of the buildings has been removed and the remainder are abandoned.
GARDEN, 1776, MAP OF KINCARDINESHIRE, PLAN (Bibliographic reference). SAB660.
CRAWFORD, 1789, PLAN OF FETTERCAIRN, PLAN (Bibliographic reference). SAB268.
CRAWFORD, 1807, PLAN OF KINCARDINE, PLAN (Bibliographic reference). SAB2330.
RCAHMS, n.d., S KINC LIST, No260 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1512.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NO67NE27;
- NRHE Numlink: 36080;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO67NE0023;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/36080 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SAB1512 Bibliographic reference: RCAHMS. n.d.. S KINC LIST. No260.
- --- SAB2330 Bibliographic reference: CRAWFORD. 1807. PLAN OF KINCARDINE. PLAN.
- --- SAB268 Bibliographic reference: CRAWFORD. 1789. PLAN OF FETTERCAIRN. PLAN.
- --- SAB660 Bibliographic reference: GARDEN. 1776. MAP OF KINCARDINESHIRE. PLAN.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Record last edited
May 6 2021 12:02PM
