Moray HER - NJ15NW0020 - PLUSCARDEN ABBEY

Main Details

Primary Reference	NJ15NW0020
Name	PLUSCARDEN ABBEY
NMRS Card No.	NJ15NW6
NMRS Numlink	16095
Site Form	Standing Structure
Site Condition	Incomplete
Details	Precinct walls of Pluscarden Abbey (NJ15NW0006), which enclose circa 10 acres of land. The north, east and west walls are extant for almost the whole of their length while the south wall is visible only from the Prior's Lodgings to the modern entrance drive. No trace remains of the south wall from lodging to west wall.
Last Update	05/08/2022

National Grid Reference: NJ 1418 5768

Easting: 314050, Northing: 857540

Compiler
Date of Compilation

Event Details

Excavations and Surveys

Artefact and Ecofact

Ecofact

Samples
Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1	Monument Type 2	Monument Type 3	Order	Probability
WALLS		REMAINS OF	B	100
WALLS	PRIORY	PRECINCT	A	100

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National Status

National Status
Scheduled (under AM + Arch Area Act 1979)

Regional Status

Photo Details

Source	Reference	Photo Type	Film Type	Date
AAS	GR2890, 2916	Ground	Digital	01/10/2010

Bibliographic Detail

Bib Ref No	Title	Author	Date	Others	Editor	Published	Details	Date M	Date Y
00020	MONASTERY IN MORAY	PF ANSON	1959				176		1959

Location

Historic Administrative Area Name	Elgin
Positional Accuracy	Linear Feature
Buffer Zone	15-20m
Buffer Type	Bespoke
Capture Scale	Unknown
Spatial Feature Type	Polygon: Known Site Extent

Environment

Constraints	Privately owned, regularly visited by public, easy access.
Altitude	60
Geology
Topography	Gentle slope
Aspect 1	SE,S
Aspect 2	Open
Current Land Use	Horticulture
Vegetation
Soil Type
Hydrology

Measurements

Plan
Shape 1
Shape 2
Diameter
Length
Width
Thickness	1.3
Depth
Area
Height

Historic Land Use

Period Details

Period	Order	Probability	Radiocarbon Dates	Date Built	Date of Destruction	Date of Loss
Medieval (1100 - 1560 AD)	A	100

Period Notes

Period Notes

Architect Details

Architect Details

Maritime Archaeology

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