Document record MAB52960 - ROBIN'S HEIGHT
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Summary
Camp-site, traditionally where Bruce's force camped in December 1307.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 5647 3879 (382m by 474m) Centred at - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ53NE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Drumblade |
Type and Period (0)
Full Description
Camp-site, traditionally where Bruce's force camped in December 1307. During the Battle of Slioch, Bruce lay ill at Sliach in a camp which his followers had formed and entrenched. No evidence of a camp now to be seen.
Period Notes
AD 1307.
Author unknown, 1799, OLD STATISTICAL ACCOUNT, No4(1792) 55-6 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1845.
JERVISE, A, 1879, EPITAPHS & INSCRIPTIONS,VOL 2, 258 (Bibliographic reference). SAB889.
BOGDAN, N, 2008, EARLY CASTLES OF ABERDEENSHIRE (Bibliographic reference). SAB3811.
May 28 1970 , RN 131,137, RN 131,137 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB13657.
Author unknown, n.d., ABERDEEN JOURNAL N & Q, (1911) 219 (Bibliographic reference). SAB18.
Author unknown, n.d., NSA, No12(1843) 301 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1269.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NJ53NE8;
- NRHE Numlink: 17742;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ53NE0010;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/17742 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (6)
- --- SAB1269 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. n.d.. NSA. No12(1843) 301.
- --- SAB13657 Air-oblique Photograph: May 28 1970 . RN 131,137. Black & White. RN 131,137.
- --- SAB18 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. n.d.. ABERDEEN JOURNAL N & Q. (1911) 219.
- --- SAB1845 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. 1799. OLD STATISTICAL ACCOUNT. No4(1792) 55-6.
- --- SAB3811 Bibliographic reference: BOGDAN, N. 2008. EARLY CASTLES OF ABERDEENSHIRE.
- --- SAB889 Bibliographic reference: JERVISE, A. 1879. EPITAPHS & INSCRIPTIONS,VOL 2. N. 258.
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Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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Record last edited
May 15 2020 3:28PM
