Building record MAB41266 - BRUCKLAW
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Summary
Remains of a longhouse with possible byre (or small enclosure) is in association with enclosure dykes and a lynchetted trackway recorded by Forestry Commission survey in2007.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 7482 8778 (79m by 51m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO78NW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Glenbervie |
Type and Period (5)
Full Description
Remains of a longhouse with possible byre (or small enclosure) is in association with enclosure dykes and a lynchetted trackway recorded by Forestry Commission survey in2007. The house sits on a steep-sided crag in a very commanding position. A short distance to the west (NO 7480 8778) is a building platform which may be associated with the longhouse. The buildings predate the farmstead of Brucklaw (NO78NE0015) shown as ruinous on the OS 1st edition map.
FC SMR FET013, FC SMR FET013 (Ground Photograph). SAB19450.
FC SMR FET014, FC SMR FET014 (Ground Photograph). SAB19451.
ARCHAEOLOGY SCOTLAND, 2009, DISCOVERY & EXCAVATION IN SCOTLAND, VOL 9, 2008, P.21 (Bibliographic reference). SAB3496.
SHEPHERD, C, 2011, A BRIEF REPORT ON THE LANDSCAPE OF BRUCKLAW AND WATERHEAD OF COWIE, FETTERESSO FOREST (Bibliographic reference). SAB4876.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO78NW0014;
External Links (0)
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SAB19450 Ground Photograph: FC SMR FET013. DG. FC SMR FET013.
- --- SAB19451 Ground Photograph: FC SMR FET014. DG. FC SMR FET014.
- --- SAB3496 Bibliographic reference: ARCHAEOLOGY SCOTLAND. 2009. DISCOVERY & EXCAVATION IN SCOTLAND, VOL 9, 2008. Y. P.21.
- --- SAB4876 Bibliographic reference: SHEPHERD, C. 2011. A BRIEF REPORT ON THE LANDSCAPE OF BRUCKLAW AND WATERHEAD OF COWIE, FETTERESSO FOREST.
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Record last edited
Jun 17 2025 2:33PM
