Document record MAB63016 - HILL OF MUCHALLS
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Summary
Site of battle.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 8700 9100 (40m by 40m) Location only - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO89SE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Fetteresso |
Type and Period (3)
Full Description
Site of battle. Hill of Muchalls was the site of a skirmish during the Civil War between Covenanting and Royalist armies in June 1639. After occupying Aberdeen the Royalist army marched on Stonehaven and camped on Muchalls. The approximate area of this battlefield is shown on Roy's Military Survey of Scotland 1747-1755. Ditches and embankments, allegedly military, extended all over the Hill of Muchalls before it was brought into cultivation about 1860. No trace of these features was identified during a walkover survey undertaken for the proposed Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route. A metal detecting survey including this area was carried out by Headland Archaeology in 2012 (NO89SE0093).
WATT, JC, 1914, MEARNS OF OLD, 65-6 (Bibliographic reference). SAB2005.
HEADLAND ARCHAEOLOGY, 2012, ABERDEEN WESTERN PERIPHERAL ROUTE PACKAGE (FASTLINK): METAL DETECTOR SURVEY HILL OF MUCHALLS BATTLEFIELD (SITE 411), MD report (Bibliographic reference). SAB4432.
RCAHMS, n.d., N KINC LIST, No207 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1509.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NO89SE14;
- NRHE Numlink: 37110;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO89SE0027;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/37110 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SAB1509 Bibliographic reference: RCAHMS. n.d.. N KINC LIST. No207.
- --- SAB2005 Bibliographic reference: WATT, JC. 1914. MEARNS OF OLD. 65-6.
- --- SAB4432 Bibliographic reference: HEADLAND ARCHAEOLOGY. 2012. ABERDEEN WESTERN PERIPHERAL ROUTE PACKAGE (FASTLINK): METAL DETECTOR SURVEY HILL OF MUCHALLS BATTLEFIELD (SITE 411). MD report.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (3)
Record last edited
Dec 7 2023 1:40PM
