Earthwork record MAB44120 - WHITEFORD
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Summary
Remains of a motte or Medieval moated enclosure.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 7236 2624 (131m by 100m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ72NW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Chapel of Garioch |
Type and Period (4)
Full Description
Remains of a motte or Medieval moated enclosure. Very little recognisable now remains, but an old castle is said to have stood here at one time. The foundations of an old building, together with a portion of the earthwork, were removed some years before 1867. Although there is a tradition of it having been a Roman camp, and it is depicted as such on the 1st edition OS map, there is nothing obviously Roman at the site. The north and west 'ramparts' are two hollows which probably represent the spread remains of artificial ditches circa 20 m wide. The southeast 'rampart' appears to be merely a natural scarp, and there is no trace of a south 'rampart'.
ORDNANCE SURVEY, 1871, Ordnance Name Book, No13(1867) 33-4 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1360.
CRAWFORD, OGS, 1949, TOPOGRAPHY OF ROMAN SCOTLAND, 142-3 (Bibliographic reference). SAB245.
BOGDAN, N, 2008, EARLY CASTLES OF ABERDEENSHIRE (Bibliographic reference). SAB3811.
Aug 3 1988 , AAS/87/07/CT4,19, AAS/87/07/CT4,19 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB19794.
Aug 3 1988 , AAS/88/07/S12/4-9, AAS/88/07/S12/4-9 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB14151.
Jul 13 2000 , AAS/00/09/CT20, AAS/00/09/CT20 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB17411.
Jul 13 2000 , AAS/00/09/G23/4-7, AAS/00/09/G23/4-7 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB17410.
Jul 23 1996 , AAS/96/09/CT, AAS/96/09/CT (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB16444.
Jul 23 1996 , AAS/96/09/G23/15-19, AAS/96/09/G23/15-19 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB16443.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NJ72NW11;
- NRHE Numlink: 18791;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ72NW0010;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/18791 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (9)
- --- SAB1360 Bibliographic reference: ORDNANCE SURVEY. 1871. Ordnance Name Book. No13(1867) 33-4.
- --- SAB14151 Air-oblique Photograph: Aug 3 1988 . AAS/88/07/S12/4-9. Black & White. AAS/88/07/S12/4-9.
- --- SAB16443 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 23 1996 . AAS/96/09/G23/15-19. Black & White. AAS/96/09/G23/15-19.
- --- SAB16444 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 23 1996 . AAS/96/09/CT. Colour Negative. AAS/96/09/CT.
- --- SAB17410 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 13 2000 . AAS/00/09/G23/4-7. Black & White. AAS/00/09/G23/4-7.
- --- SAB17411 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 13 2000 . AAS/00/09/CT20. Colour Transparency. AAS/00/09/CT20.
- --- SAB19794 Air-oblique Photograph: Aug 3 1988 . AAS/87/07/CT4,19. Colour Transparency. AAS/87/07/CT4,19.
- --- SAB245 Bibliographic reference: CRAWFORD, OGS. 1949. TOPOGRAPHY OF ROMAN SCOTLAND. N. 142-3.
- --- SAB3811 Bibliographic reference: BOGDAN, N. 2008. EARLY CASTLES OF ABERDEENSHIRE.
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Record last edited
Jan 8 2021 8:50PM
