Aberdeenshire HER - NO38NW0007 - CRAGGAN HILL

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Primary ReferenceNO38NW0007
NameCRAGGAN HILL
NRHE Card No.NO38NW7
NRHE Numlink 80055
HES SM No. NULL
HES LB No. NULL
Site Form Standing Structure
Site Condition Incomplete
Details Remains of a longhouse, comprising a small rectangular enclosure attached to a sub-oval enclosure. The buildings are marked as sheepfolds on the OS map of 1867, although this may be a reusing of earlier structures. The remains of another longhouse with attached enclosures lies circa 144m to the southwest at NO 3098 8585. It is also depicted as dis-used on the OS map of 1867. These are part of a dispersed settlement which also includes NO38NW0006 recorded by field survey in 2010 (Scotland's Rural Past). The southernmost building (Building N) measures 11m by 2.6m internally, with an attached enclosure on the south side. Both are reduced to grass covered footings. To the northeast, two small buildings (L and M) occupy level platforms on a moderately steep slope, with large, conjoined enclosures (6 and 7) attached. The walls are much tumbled, and overgrown with heather. They were depicted as a sheepfold on the OS 1st edition map, but this was clearly a secondary use. Northeast of the enclosure (at NO3111486100) are the remains of a small hut (K) measuring 4.5m by 2m internally occupying a level platform, and with a possible entrance on the west side. A small yard extends west of the building.
Last Update19/11/2019
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Date of Compilation 

Google Map for NO38NW0007

National Grid Reference: NO 3104 8591



Event Details

Event DateEvent TypeOASIS ID
2010 Field Survey

Excavations and Surveys


Artefact and Ecofact

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Palynology
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Monument Types

Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
HOUSESLONG A90
ENCLOSURESSUB-OVAL B100
SHEEPFOLDS  C100