Aberdeenshire HER - NJ53NW0013 - BRUCE'S HOWE

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Primary ReferenceNJ53NW0013
NameBRUCE'S HOWE
NRHE Card No.NJ53NW11
NRHE Numlink 17746
HES SM No. NULL
HES LB No. NULL
Site Form Documentary Record Only
Site Condition Destroyed
Details Site of earthworks. The site of 'entrenchments' is depicted on the OS 1st edition map and according to the OS Name Book (1871) Bruce's Howe is the name applied to faint traces of an artificial hollows on the northeast side of Cot Hill, and that according to tradition it was a camp of Robert the Bruce. OS site visit in 1961 found no trace of earthworks or hollows, though at that time the hill was covered with gorse and whin.
Last Update25/02/2019
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