Aberdeen City HER - NJ80SE0001 - COUNTESSWELLS

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Primary ReferenceNJ80SE0001
NameCOUNTESSWELLS
NRHE Card No.NJ80SE56
NRHE Numlink 19370
HES SM No. NULL
HES LB No. 15748
Site Form Standing Structure
Site Condition Incomplete
Details Remains of a dovecot, dating from the 18th century, and depicted on the OS 1st and 2nd edition maps. OS site visit 1961 noted that the roof had collapsed, but had been repaired by the time of RCAHMS visit in 1997. This circular dovecote measures about 4.3m in overall diameter and is constructed of random rubble masonry. The entrance, which is on the south-south-west, is framed by dressed stones and the jambs and lintel are chamfered. Above the doorway, immediately above the rat-ledge, there is an ogee window (a concave arc flowing into a convex arc, so forming an S-shaped curve with vertical ends).
Last Update09/10/2017
Updated Bycpalmer
CompilerACU
Date of Compilation13/09/2017

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Excavations and Surveys

Artefact and Ecofact

Ecofact

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Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
ROOFS CONICALB100
JAMBS CHAMFEREDC100
LINTELS CHAMFEREDD100
RAT-LEDGES  E100
WINDOWSOGEE F100
DOVECOTS REMAINS OFA100