Aberdeenshire HER - NO19SE0036 - BRAEMAR CASTLE

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Primary ReferenceNO19SE0036
NameBRAEMAR CASTLE
NRHE Card No.NO19SE4
NRHE Numlink 29748
HES SM No. NULL
HES LB No. NULL
Site Form Standing Structure
Site Condition Complete 2
Details Remains of the 17th to 19th century designed landscape of Braemar Castle (NO19SE0002). A desk-based assessment and walkover survey of the castle environs was carried out by MAS in 2013 as part of a wider landscape survey. Several prints and photographs provide details of changes to the castle grounds in the 19th and early 20th century. In the 18th century the road ran along the north side of the castle to the ford (it was replaced by the military road, now partly the A93, in 1753-4) and maps suggest some ancillary buildings to the east of the castle. At this time the ground north and east of the castle was unenclosed and shown as rig and furrow. In the early 19th century the main changes in the landscape are the addition of trees north, east and west of the castle, although in the wider environs agricultural improvements included enclosing the ground to form the present field boundaries. Photographs of the 1870s show a paling fence around the base of the mound with a gate to the south. By the time of the OS 2nd edition map, trees had been planted in some of the ground between the castle and the present road, and a curving driveway built. A kitchen garden is also shown, two small lean-tos added to the external angles of the curtain wall and a new freestanding building added to the north.
Last Update24/04/2023
Updated Bycherbert
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National Grid Reference: NO 1563 9231



Event Details

Event DateEvent TypeOASIS ID
2013 Field Survey mas1-206827

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Monument Types

Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
LANDSCAPES DESIGNEDA100
ROADS SITE OFB100
GARDENS  C100