Document record MAB57612 - 281-87 KING ST, ABERDEEN
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Summary
A trial trenching evaluation was carried out by MAS in October 2006 ahead of proposed development, to determine if any traces of the Aberdeenshire Canal (NJ81SE0535) or associated features survive on the site.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 9430 0700 (105m by 64m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Event Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ90NW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire City |
| Civil Parish | Aberdeen |
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Full Description
A trial trenching evaluation was carried out by MAS in October 2006 ahead of proposed development, to determine if any traces of the Aberdeenshire Canal (NJ81SE0535) or associated features survive on the site. A single trench was excavated at the north edge of the site. This uncovered a wooden revetment, 12.5m long, aligned east-west parallel to the line of the former canal, and abutting a stone wall at its east end. The revetment was formed of vertical split timbers of roughly prepared pine. The wall was of well laid horizontal courses of rubble stone, with three dressed square blocks as the west end. These features are thought to relate to a wharf or passing place for the canal.
MURRAY ARCHAEOLOGICAL SERVICES, 2006, 281-287 KING STREET, ABERDEEN: ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVALUATION, Evaluation report (Bibliographic reference). SAB7382.
ARCHAEOLOGY SCOTLAND, 2007, DISCOVERY AND EXCAVATION IN SCOTLAND, NEW SERIES, VOLUME 7, 2006, p. 12 (Bibliographic reference). SAB6508.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ACY;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ90NW1185;
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Record last edited
Nov 14 2025 3:43PM
