Aberdeenshire HER - NJ94NW0009 - OLD CASTLE, MAUD

Main Details

Primary Reference	NJ94NW0009
Name	OLD CASTLE, MAUD
NRHE Card No.	NJ94NW9
NRHE Numlink	20644
HES SM No.	NULL
HES LB No.	NULL
Site Form	Documentary Record Only
Site Condition	Destroyed
Details	Site of a possible motte/ castle. The foundations of a building were discovered during the construction of the Buchan Railway line. Two or three defaced coins and a stone cup were found. A 19th century description recorded that it then consisted of the foundations of a building on 'an apparently artificial mound' and was traditionally believed to have been the residence of the Earl Marischals. Although held of the Earl Marischal as part of the Lordship of Altrie, 'The Manor Place of Auldmad' was apparently in the hands of Sir William Keith of Ludquharn in 1681. It appears possible that a 17th century manor-house or fortalice had been erected on an earlier motte. The mound appears to be part of a natural spur cut through by the railway.
Last Update	01/02/2024
Updated By	cpalmer

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National Grid Reference: NJ 9175 4696

Event Details

Excavations and Surveys

Artefact and Ecofact

Date M	Date Y	Artefact Type	Finder	Recovery Method	Condition	Storage Location	Access No.
		COINS		Stray Find		Unknown
		STONE CUP		Stray Find		Unknown

Ecofact

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Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1	Monument Type 2	Monument Type 3	Order	Probability
MOTTES		REMAINS OF	A	80
CASTLES		SITE OF	B	80
COINS			C	100
CUPS	STONE		D	100