Earthwork record MAB44503 - TREFOR HILL
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Summary
Site of an alleged encampment, situated on a prominent natural knoll with a flat oval top, circa 20m by 25m.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NK 0002 6153 (30m by 41m) Centred at - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NK06SW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Rathen |
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Site of an alleged encampment, situated on a prominent natural knoll with a flat oval top, circa 20m by 25m. The north arc is sharply defined by artificial scarping, but no other evidence of fortification. Several stones, some of quartz, around the rim of this arc have almost certainly been placed there recently. There is no definite evidence of an antiquity. Calcined bones were found at the opening of the hill a few years before 1867. Nicholas Bogdan suggested that it may be a motte.
BOGDAN, N, 2008, EARLY CASTLES OF ABERDEENSHIRE (Bibliographic reference). SAB3811.
Jul 9 1976 , NK05S 2635101, NK05S 2635101 (Air-vertical Photograph). SAB17020.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NK06SW12;
- NRHE Numlink: 21130;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NK06SW0028;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/21130 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (2)
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Record last edited
Feb 5 2024 12:05PM
