Aberdeenshire HER - NJ65SW0002 - CASTLEHILL

Main Details

Primary Reference	NJ65SW0002
Name	CASTLEHILL
NRHE Card No.	NJ65SW2
NRHE Numlink	18425
HES SM No.	NULL
HES LB No.	NULL
Site Form	Documentary Record Only
Site Condition	Unlocated
Details	Possible site of a motte. 'Monte de Magy', the monte probably being a motte, is mentioned as the messuage of Sir Alexander Dunbar of Westfield in a charter of 1505. The site is presumed to be on the farm of Castlehill. W D Simpson thought the site was probably in the northeast corner of an arable field, where stones and lime have been ploughed up.
Last Update	17/05/2019
Updated By	cpalmer

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Date of Compilation

Google Map for NJ65SW0002

National Grid Reference: NJ 6443 5111

Event Details

Excavations and Surveys

Artefact and Ecofact

Ecofact

Samples
Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1	Monument Type 2	Monument Type 3	Order	Probability
MOTTES		SITE OF	A	95