Aberdeenshire HER - NJ62NW0064 - INSCH

Main Details

Primary Reference	NJ62NW0064
Name	INSCH
NRHE Card No.	NJ62NW42
NRHE Numlink	76037
HES SM No.	NULL
HES LB No.	NULL
Site Form	Standing Structure
Site Condition	Complete 2
Details	Burgh and village of Insch. In the 19th century it had monthly cattle fairs and hiring fairs every May and November. the OS 1st edition map shows a large village around a crossroads which included two schools, a smithy, police station, parish church (NJ62NW0015), free church, congregational chapel, public house and gas works. Defence of Britain Project recorded that during the Second World War there was a POW camp next to the football field, with prisoners housed in pre-fabricated huts. Soldiers were also billeted at many houses in the village.
Last Update	19/01/2023
Updated By	cpalmer

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Date of Compilation

Google Map for NJ62NW0064

National Grid Reference: NJ 6329 2822

Event Details

Excavations and Surveys

Date M	Date Y	Type	Duration	Director / Organisation	Auspices	Fund	Extent
	1998				RCM	RCM

Artefact and Ecofact

Ecofact

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Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1	Monument Type 2	Monument Type 3	Order	Probability
CAMPS	PRISONER-OF-WAR	SITE OF	G	100
SCHOOLS			C	100
CHURCHES			D	100
CHAPELS			E	100
GAS-WORKS		SITE OF	F	100
BURGHS			A	100
VILLAGES			B	100