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Peel of Lumphanan, the remains of a shell keep atop an earthen mound, or motte, rising above the level of the surrounding moat, 15.24 m wide. The ditch is bounded by an earthen bank, 3.04 m high by 2.43 m wide with another shallow ditch, 3.04 m wide outside this. The surrounding bank is breached on the west side. In 1829 the sluice for the water ditch was revealed and the position of the drawbridge discernible. The lower courses of a curtain wall girdle the summit of the mound, with the foundations of a long hall building abutting it. A 13th Century motte was built on top of earlier fortifications by the Durwards. In the 15th Century a manor house, Halton House occupied the summit. Excavations carried out between 1975-9 uncovered a cobbled causeway across the ditch. A posthole and a possible palisade was also discovered. Several sherds of French pottery were also found. Two sherds came from a Rouen-type ware jug and one sherd from a North French whiteware jug. A visual impact assessment was undertaken by MAS in May 2009 in advance of proposed windfarm at Hirnely (centred on NJ 544 012). The monument is circa 4 km from the proposed windfarm which would be visible along a clear line of sight.
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