Earthwork record MAB45302 - FORDOUN
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Summary
Homestead moat, a good example which consisted of the usual ditch between two banks.
Protected Status/Designation
- Scheduled Monument 2231
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 7354 7703 (127m by 85m) Centred at - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO77NW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Fordoun |
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Homestead moat, a good example which consisted of the usual ditch between two banks. The inner bank has been completely levelled, and the external bank only survives on the east where it is 3.65m wide but not more than 0.61m in height. The ditch measures up to 1.52m in depth on all four sides and was no doubt originally wet, although the farmer states that the lead-in and out-fall were cut in his youth when water was brought, by an open channel, via the moat to a dam near the farm (RCM 1957). There is no trace of an entrance or any internal buildings. In 1799 a gate was said to be visible very near the southwest corner. A 'steel spearhead' was found in the centre of the site. It had been attached to a long oaken shaft around which was an iron band bearing the word 'Agricola' (since lost).
ORDNANCE SURVEY, 1871, Ordnance Name Book, No9(1863) 145 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1360.
CHALMERS, G, 1887, CALEDONIA, VOL 1, 177 (Bibliographic reference). SAB255.
MACGIBBON, T, 1896, ECCLESIASTICAL ARCHITECTURE OF SCOTLAND 1, VOL 3, 469 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1141.
CRAWFORD, OGS, 1949, TOPOGRAPHY OF ROMAN SCOTLAND, 103 (Bibliographic reference). SAB245.
RCAHMS, 1957, MARGINAL LANDS SURVEY, No 735770 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1513.
Dec 1 1981 , COLOUR PRINT, COLOUR PRINT (Ground Photograph). SAB15688.
Dec 1 1981 , Untitled Source (Ground Photograph). SAB12417.
Jun 23 2005 , AAS/05/03/CT5-6, AAS/05/03/CT5-6 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB18246.
RCAHMS, n.d., S KINC LIST, No225, 36 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1512.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- HES Scheduled Monument Number: 2231;
- NMR Card Number: NO77NW4;
- NRHE Numlink: 36470;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO77NW0017;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM2231 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/36470 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (9)
- --- SAB1141 Bibliographic reference: MACGIBBON, T. 1896. ECCLESIASTICAL ARCHITECTURE OF SCOTLAND 1. N. Y. VOL 3, 469.
- --- SAB12417 Ground Photograph: Dec 1 1981 . Colour Negative.
- --- SAB1360 Bibliographic reference: ORDNANCE SURVEY. 1871. Ordnance Name Book. No9(1863) 145.
- --- SAB1512 Bibliographic reference: RCAHMS. n.d.. S KINC LIST. No225, 36.
- --- SAB1513 Bibliographic reference: RCAHMS. 1957. MARGINAL LANDS SURVEY. No 735770.
- --- SAB15688 Ground Photograph: Dec 1 1981 . COLOUR PRINT. Colour Negative. COLOUR PRINT.
- --- SAB18246 Air-oblique Photograph: Jun 23 2005 . AAS/05/03/CT5-6. Colour Transparency. AAS/05/03/CT5-6.
- --- SAB245 Bibliographic reference: CRAWFORD, OGS. 1949. TOPOGRAPHY OF ROMAN SCOTLAND. N. 103.
- --- SAB255 Bibliographic reference: CHALMERS, G. 1887. CALEDONIA, VOL 1. 177.
Finds (1)
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Record last edited
May 31 2022 3:38PM
