Earthwork record MAB44311 - TILLYORN
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Summary
Remains of moated homestead or motte, surviving as an earthwork mound encircles by a broad ditch and external bank.
Protected Status/Designation
- Scheduled Monument 12161
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 7546 0248 (122m by 122m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ70SE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Echt |
Type and Period (3)
Full Description
Remains of moated homestead or motte, surviving as an earthwork mound encircles by a broad ditch and external bank. The New Statistical Account (1845) noted an earthwork in the shape of a horse-shoe on the farm of Tilliorn and known as the 'Fusee', the OS Name Book (1866) recorded that neither the earthwork or the name survived until 1866. Cropmarks (also suggesting remains of some earthworks on the ground) visible on aerial photographs taken in 1995 showed a dark ring with a ditch circa 10 m wide, an external bank around the east half of the circuit and an entrance causeway on the southwest. RCAHMS site visit 2002 recorded the remains. The mound measures 68 m east-southeast to west-northwest by 56 m transversely and stands 2 m above the surrounding land surface. The surrounding ditch measures 9 m across and completely encircles the mound. The external bank flanking the ditch is 12.5 m in thickness and survives to a height of 1.5 m in the southwest, where a modern field dyke runs over it.
ORDNANCE SURVEY, 1871, Ordnance Name Book, 49 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1360.
Aug 28 1995 , AAS/95/09/CT10, AAS/95/09/CT10 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB20804.
Aug 28 1995 , AAS/95/09/G26/12, AAS/95/09/G26/12 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB20803.
Author unknown, n.d., NSA, VOL XII(1842) 738 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1269.
Sep 11 1988 , JASAIR NJ70 34.88.036, JASAIR NJ70 34.88.036 (Air-vertical Photograph). SAB20802.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- HES Scheduled Monument Number: 12161;
- NMR Card Number: NJ70SE1;
- NRHE Numlink: 18544;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ70SE0118;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM12161 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/18544 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SAB1269 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. n.d.. NSA. VOL XII(1842) 738 .
- --- SAB1360 Bibliographic reference: ORDNANCE SURVEY. 1871. Ordnance Name Book. 49.
- --- SAB20802 Air-vertical Photograph: Sep 11 1988 . JASAIR NJ70 34.88.036. Black & White. JASAIR NJ70 34.88.036.
- --- SAB20803 Air-oblique Photograph: Aug 28 1995 . AAS/95/09/G26/12. Black & White. AAS/95/09/G26/12.
- --- SAB20804 Air-oblique Photograph: Aug 28 1995 . AAS/95/09/CT10. Colour Transparency. AAS/95/09/CT10.
Finds (0)
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Record last edited
Sep 1 2022 3:44PM
