Document record MAB62873 - BOWDUNS
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Summary
Alleged site of promontory fort.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 8829 8446 (370m by 288m) Centred at - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO88SE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Dunnottar |
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Alleged site of promontory fort. The promontory of Bowduns (said to be a corruption of 'Bri-dun', 'the high fort'), however, is not a good defensive position and it is therefore unlikely to have been the site of a fort. It was described in the 19th Century thus: 'The headland is cut off by a small ravine, at the bottom of which runs a bank 6ft wide and 1 to 2ft high. A similar bank runs along the eastern lip of the ravine'. On the ground, the 'small ravine' described is no more than a shallow dip at the neck of the promontory, and apart from the slight bank which runs along the centre of the dip, and a slight bank around the northwest edge of the promontory, which both appear to be cultivation or enclosure banks, there is no trace of any ramparts or fortifications on or around the site. A small rim sherd of possible late Iron Age pottery was found at the edge of this site at approximately NO 8845 8450. It has a slightly everted, rounded rim with a carination below it.
Period Notes
Pottery sherd may be Late Iron Age in date
ORDNANCE SURVEY, 1871, Ordnance Name Book, No6(1864) 45 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1360.
CHRISTISON, D, 1900, THE FORT, ‘CAMPS’ AND OTHER FIELDWORKS OF PERTH, FORFAR AND KINCARDINE, 108-9 (Bibliographic reference). SAB227.
Jul 22 2008 , AAS/08/3/DG9512, AAS/08/3/DG9512 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB19816.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NO88SE3;
- NRHE Numlink: 37010;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO88SE0022;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/37010 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SAB1360 Bibliographic reference: ORDNANCE SURVEY. 1871. Ordnance Name Book. No6(1864) 45.
- --- SAB19816 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 22 2008 . AAS/08/3/DG9512. DG. AAS/08/3/DG9512.
- --- SAB227 Bibliographic reference: CHRISTISON, D. 1900. THE FORT, ‘CAMPS’ AND OTHER FIELDWORKS OF PERTH, FORFAR AND KINCARDINE. 108-9.
Finds (2)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Record last edited
Aug 1 2023 10:57AM
