Aberdeenshire HER - NJ41NE0081 - MAINS OF BRUX

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Primary ReferenceNJ41NE0081
NameMAINS OF BRUX
NRHE Card No.NJ41NE59
NRHE Numlink 127756
HES SM No. NULL
HES LB No. NULL
Site Form Standing Structure
Site Condition Complete 2
Details Remains of a tomb as depicted on the OS 1st and 2nd edition maps. It is a small enclosure set on an artificial platform. The interior slopes slightly to the west and measures 11.2m square within a drystone wall circa 0.5m thick and standing up to 1.6m in height. No graves are visible in the interior. An entrance on the south-southeast side is formed from reused late 16th or early 17th century sandstone doorjambs, probably from the tower house that once stood at Mains of Brux (NJ41NE0025). What may be a large sandstone fireplace lies face up outside the entrance, a small panel on the present upper face bearing the letters AEMF in relief, the initials of Arthur Forbes, 9th Laird of Brux, and Elizabeth Murray who he married in 1696.
Last Update17/08/2020
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Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
JAMBSDOORREMAINS OFB100
FIRE-SURROUNDS REMAINS OFC100
ENCLOSURES  D100
TOMBS REMAINS OFA100