Aberdeen City HER - NJ80NE0003 - THE FREEDOM LANDS

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Primary ReferenceNJ80NE0003
NameTHE FREEDOM LANDS
NRHE Card No.NJ80NE3
NRHE Numlink 19326
HES SM No. NULL
HES LB No. NULL
Site Form Standing Structure
Site Condition Complete 2
Details Freedom Lands of Aberdeen. The land to the south of the King's Highway (Via Regia) which divided the parish of Newhills, was at one time the Stocket Forest, an area of rough moorland used as a Royal hunting ground. In 1319 Robert the Bruce gifted the Stocket Forest to Aberdeen, and the forest, with some additional land, became known as the 'The Freedom Lands'. The boundaries of the Freedom Lands were already marked by cup-marked stones by 1525, the system reaching its most complex form in 1698. These marked the marches until about 1790 when lettered and numbered March stones were introduced, generally placed adjacent to their predecessors, although many additional stones were also used, others lost and replaced.
Last Update06/09/2018
Updated Bycpalmer
CompilerACU
Date of Compilation13/09/2017

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Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
STONESBOUNDARYMARCHB100
STONESBOUNDARYCUP-MARKEDA100