Aberdeenshire HER - NJ52NW0013 - DRUMINNOR CASTLE

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Period Details

PeriodOrderProbabilityRadiocarbon DatesDate BuiltDate of DestructionDate of Loss
Medieval (1100 - 1560 AD) A1001035 AD - 1207 AD   
Post-Medieval (from 1560 AD) E100    
18th Century F100    
12th Century D100    
Medieval (1100 - 1560 AD) C1001330 AD - 1444 AD   
Medieval (1100 - 1560 AD) B1001158 D - 1262 AD   
19th Century G100    

Period Notes

Period Notes Memorandum dated 4 July 1440; licence dated 4 May 1456; sacked 1571; alterations 1577 and 1843; burial ground and cross for the Grant family 1900. Radiocarbon date: SUERC-67036 (GU40768), charred grain 906+/-31BP, calibrated to 1035-1207 AD (at 2 sigma, OxCal 4.2 run 17/05/16). SUERC-70893 (GU42626) 1762+/-29, calibrated to 211-381 cal AD. 2020 RC date- SUERC-92585 (GU54396) birch charcoal, 512+/-27, calibrated to 1330-1444 AD. 2017 radiocarbon dates: SUERC-76174 (GU45748), charcoal Trench 8-0265, 837+/-29, calibrated to 1158-1262 AD.

Architect Details

Architect Details John Kemlock & William of Ennerkype, masons 1440; Archibald Simpson, architect 1815; George Bennett Mitchell, architect 1900.