Document record MAB59666 - MUCKLE BATTERY
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Summary
Site of gun battery.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NK 1382 4575 (40m by 40m) Location only - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NK14NW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Peterhead |
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Site of gun battery. The 'Muckle Battery' is first mentioned in 1702, and its guns commanded the south bay. Taken to London soon after 1715, but re-established in 1794 on the same site, with the addition of a guard room in 1819. Now no trace.
Period Notes
Mentioned 1702-13; removed 1715; re-established 1794.
JAFFRAY, J, 1739, PLAN/MAP OF PETERHEAD, MAP (Bibliographic reference). SAB886.
BUCHAN, P, 1819, ANNALS OF PETERHEAD, FROM ITS FOUNDATION TO THE PRESENT TIME , 16, 94 (Bibliographic reference). SAB98.
PRATT, J. B., 1858, BUCHAN: A TOPOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION, 82-3 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1410.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NK14NW17;
- NRHE Numlink: 21190;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NK14NW0015;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/21190 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SAB1410 Bibliographic reference: PRATT, J. B.. 1858. BUCHAN: A TOPOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION. 82-3.
- --- SAB886 Bibliographic reference: JAFFRAY, J. 1739. PLAN/MAP OF PETERHEAD. MAP.
- --- SAB98 Bibliographic reference: BUCHAN, P. 1819. ANNALS OF PETERHEAD, FROM ITS FOUNDATION TO THE PRESENT TIME . 16, 94.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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Record last edited
Nov 24 2020 12:23PM
