Earthwork record MAB45171 - GREEN CAIRN
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Summary
Earthwork comprising a scarped natural hillock, now wooded, with an earthen rampart round its summit, and a ditch with denuded outer rampart round its base.
Protected Status/Designation
- Scheduled Monument 4264
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 6689 7649 (119m by 140m) Centred at - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO67NE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Fordoun |
Type and Period (3)
Full Description
Earthwork comprising a scarped natural hillock, now wooded, with an earthen rampart round its summit, and a ditch with denuded outer rampart round its base. The sides of the hillock have been steepened, the top levelled and the material has been used in the construciton of the massive rampart around the rim. The entrance in the northeast is determined by a 2.5m break in the rampart which is opposite a 3.5m wide causeway across the ditch. Another break, about 3m wide in the southwest, appears to be for drainage purposes and is probably of a later period. The ditch varies in width from 11m in the north, at the easiest approach where it is best preserved, to about 4m in the south, where it is represented by a mere terrace. The outer rampart is ploughed out in the northeast and is mutilated by trees and soil slip elsewhere. In the northwest a capping of stones is due to a ruinous modern wall which has surmounted it. This earthwork has no local parallel but bears a strong similarity to a 13/14th century earthwork called 'The Mount-'at Cheswick Green, Birmingham and the 'Green Castle' at Wooler. It is probably the remains of an early-medieval castle (RCAHMS). Measures 65m by 35m externally.
CHRISTISON, D, 1900, THE FORT, ‘CAMPS’ AND OTHER FIELDWORKS OF PERTH, FORFAR AND KINCARDINE, 61 (Bibliographic reference). SAB227.
WATT, JC, 1914, MEARNS OF OLD, 166 (Bibliographic reference). SAB2005.
CRAWFORD, OGS, 1949, TOPOGRAPHY OF ROMAN SCOTLAND, 106 (Bibliographic reference). SAB245.
RENN, D, 1959, ANTIQUITY 33, 106, 106 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1571.
CRUDEN, SH, 1960, THE SCOTTISH CASTLE , 51 (Bibliographic reference). SAB247.
DOE, 1966, A M's SCOT, 26 (Bibliographic reference). SAB353.
KING, DJC, 1969, CHATEAU GAILLARD 3, 100-26, 100,119,126 (Bibliographic reference). SAB997.
RALSTON, IBM, 1983, BAR 118 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1527.
Apr 18 1980 , AAS/80/01/S2/9, AAS/80/01/S2/9 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB15438.
Aug 22 1978 , AAS/78/08-9/R7/18, AAS/78/08-9/R7/18 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB15437.
RCAHMS, n.d., S KINC LIST, No226 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1512.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- HES Scheduled Monument Number: 4264;
- NMR Card Number: NO67NE4;
- NRHE Numlink: 36089;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO67NE0015;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM4264 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/36089 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (11)
- --- SAB1512 Bibliographic reference: RCAHMS. n.d.. S KINC LIST. No226.
- --- SAB1527 Bibliographic reference: RALSTON, IBM. 1983. BAR 118.
- --- SAB15437 Air-oblique Photograph: Aug 22 1978 . AAS/78/08-9/R7/18. Black & White. AAS/78/08-9/R7/18.
- --- SAB15438 Air-oblique Photograph: Apr 18 1980 . AAS/80/01/S2/9. Black & White. AAS/80/01/S2/9.
- --- SAB1571 Bibliographic reference: RENN, D. 1959. ANTIQUITY 33, 106. 106.
- --- SAB2005 Bibliographic reference: WATT, JC. 1914. MEARNS OF OLD. 166.
- --- SAB227 Bibliographic reference: CHRISTISON, D. 1900. THE FORT, ‘CAMPS’ AND OTHER FIELDWORKS OF PERTH, FORFAR AND KINCARDINE. 61.
- --- SAB245 Bibliographic reference: CRAWFORD, OGS. 1949. TOPOGRAPHY OF ROMAN SCOTLAND. N. 106.
- --- SAB247 Bibliographic reference: CRUDEN, SH. 1960. THE SCOTTISH CASTLE . 51.
- --- SAB353 Bibliographic reference: DOE. 1966. A M's SCOT. 26.
- --- SAB997 Bibliographic reference: KING, DJC. 1969. CHATEAU GAILLARD 3, 100-26. Y. 100,119,126.
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Record last edited
May 31 2022 3:43PM
