Document record MAB57157 - CHAPLAIN'S PORT
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Summary
Site of a gate or 'port'.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 9406 0863 (40m by 40m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ90NW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire City |
| Civil Parish | Aberdeen |
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Site of a gate or 'port'. The Chaplain's Port was erected circa 1532 and stood until at least 1725. OS Name Book (1866) noted that no trace remained. This was one of four ports in the high walls which enclosed the cathedral precincts - with Chanonry Port (NJ90NW0289), Cluny Port (NJ90NW0288) and an unnamed one (NJ90NW0290).
Period Notes
Built circa 1532.
KENNEDY, W, 1818, ANNALS OF ABERDEEN, p.338 (Bibliographic reference). SAB957.
BROGDEN, W, 1986, ABERDEEN, AN ILLUS ARCH GUIDE, p.91 (Bibliographic reference). SAB94.
DENNISON, E, 1997, HISTORIC ABERDEEN: THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS OF DEVELOPMENT. THE SCOTTISH BURGH SURVEY, p. 110 (Bibliographic reference). SAB4057.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ACY;
- NMR Card Number: NJ90NW9;
- NRHE Numlink: 20217;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ90NW0255;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/20217 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SAB4057 Bibliographic reference: DENNISON, E. 1997. HISTORIC ABERDEEN: THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS OF DEVELOPMENT. THE SCOTTISH BURGH SURVEY. Y. p. 110.
- --- SAB94 Bibliographic reference: BROGDEN, W. 1986. ABERDEEN, AN ILLUS ARCH GUIDE. p.91.
- --- SAB957 Bibliographic reference: KENNEDY, W. 1818. ANNALS OF ABERDEEN. p.338.
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Record last edited
Jan 6 2021 11:37AM
