Earthwork record MAB43959 - DUNNIDEER
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Summary
Unenclosed platform settlement of five well-defined oval hut platforms.
Protected Status/Designation
- Scheduled Monument 95: Hill of Dunnideer fort, platform, settlement and tower
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 6123 2814 (299m by 259m) (6 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ62NW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Insch |
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Unenclosed platform settlement of five well-defined oval hut platforms. Each has been constructed by quarrying into the hillside and the debris piled immediately below to form a level area. Predate fort as outer trench diverted to miss one and southwest rampart built upon and around the outer rim of another. Two other hut platforms on north slope at NJ 6119 2826 and NJ 6135 2814.
ORDNANCE SURVEY, 1871, Ordnance Name Book, No41(1867) 55 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1360.
MOW, 1961, A M'S SCOT, 131 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1166.
FEACHEM, RW, 1963, PREHISTORIC SCOTLAND, 105 (Bibliographic reference). SAB503.
SHEPHERD, IAG, 1979, EARLY GRAMPIAN, 23 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1636.
Aug 10 1977 , AAS/77/03/SC/15, AAS/77/03/SC/15 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB12424.
Jul 21 1976 , CAF 0067, CAF 0067 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB12423.
Jul 23 1962 , AGI 2-3, AGI 2-3 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB12422.
May 4 1985 , EJ 29-35, EJ 29-35 (Ground Photograph). SAB12425.
Sep 6 1984 , AAS/84/14/S8/1-20, AAS/84/14/S8/1-20 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB12426.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- HES Scheduled Monument Number: 95;
- NMR Card Number: NJ62NW35;
- NRHE Numlink: 18156;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ62NW0042;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM95 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/18156 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (9)
- --- SAB1166 Bibliographic reference: MOW. 1961. A M'S SCOT. 131.
- --- SAB12422 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 23 1962 . AGI 2-3. Black & White. AGI 2-3.
- --- SAB12423 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 21 1976 . CAF 0067. Black & White. CAF 0067.
- --- SAB12424 Air-oblique Photograph: Aug 10 1977 . AAS/77/03/SC/15. Black & White. AAS/77/03/SC/15.
- --- SAB12425 Ground Photograph: May 4 1985 . EJ 29-35. Black & White. EJ 29-35.
- --- SAB12426 Air-oblique Photograph: Sep 6 1984 . AAS/84/14/S8/1-20. Black & White. AAS/84/14/S8/1-20.
- --- SAB1360 Bibliographic reference: ORDNANCE SURVEY. 1871. Ordnance Name Book. No41(1867) 55.
- --- SAB1636 Bibliographic reference: SHEPHERD, IAG. 1979. EARLY GRAMPIAN. Y. 23.
- --- SAB503 Bibliographic reference: FEACHEM, RW. 1963. PREHISTORIC SCOTLAND. 105.
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Record last edited
Apr 6 2026 3:32PM
