Aberdeenshire HER - NO59NE0053 - MAINS OF BALFOUR

Print site NO59NE0053 Feedback on site NO59NE0053

Main Details

Primary ReferenceNO59NE0053
NameMAINS OF BALFOUR
NRHE Card No.NO59NE45
NRHE Numlink 107567
HES SM No. NULL
HES LB No. NULL
Site Form Standing Structure
Site Condition Incomplete
Details Grass covered foundations of a large rectangular building, probably a hall-house or tower. Only one course survives, incomplete due to robbing, but indicating a building measuring 13.5m by 10.5m with walls 1m thick. One course survives of massive boulder foundations in the northwest corner. They may represent the foundations of a medieval tower of possible 15th-16th century date. This may be the remains of the tower referred to at NO 551 964 (NO59NE0035) as no remains have been recorded at that location. A small circular structure which lies circa 4m away from the foundations on the south side, in a damp hollow, possibly represents the remains of a stone-lined well.
Last Update28/07/2020
Updated Bycpalmer
CompilerHC
Date of Compilation23/08/1995

Google Map for NO59NE0053

National Grid Reference: NO 5511 9635



Event Details


Excavations and Surveys


Artefact and Ecofact

Ecofact

Samples
Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
FOUNDATIONSRECTANGULARGRASS-COVEREDA100
TOWERS REMAINS OFB95
WELLS REMAINS OFC95