Aberdeenshire HER - NJ31SW0066 - HOWE

Main Details

Primary ReferenceNJ31SW0066
NameHOWE
NMRS Card No.NJ31SW58
NMRS Numlink127833
Site Form Standing Structure
Site Condition Complete 2
Details Farmstead still in use. On the 1st edition OS map it is shown as three buildings and a smaller building and rectangular enclosure to the south of the buildings. By the 2nd edition OS map the northern building has a round enclosure attached to the west gable. The 2006 map shows that only one of the buildings is in use. The remaining two buildings have been partially removed, the northern building has no enclosure but is shown as having six compartments. The rectangular enclosure has also been removed.
Last Update29/07/2010

National Grid Reference: NJ 3423 1437


Easting: 371750, Northing: 791480

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Date of Compilation 

Event Details


Excavations and Surveys

Date MDate YTypeDurationDirector / OrganisationAuspicesFundExtent
 1998   RCMRCM 

Artefact and Ecofact


Ecofact

Samples 
Palynology 
Ecofact Notes 

Monument Types

Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
ENCLOSURES SITE OFB100
COMPARTMENTS REMAINS OFC100
BUILDINGS REMAINS OFD100
ENCLOSURESRECTANGULARSITE OFE100
FARMSTEADS  A100

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Regional Status


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Bibliographic Detail


Location

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

Environment

Constraints Privately owned, access by arrangement - easy access.
Altitude335
Geology 
Topography Steep slope
Aspect 1SW
Aspect 2 Open
Current Land Use Agricultural
Vegetation
Soil Type 
Hydrology 

Measurements

Plan 
Shape 1
Shape 2
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Area 
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Historic Land Use


Period Details

PeriodOrderProbabilityRadiocarbon DatesDate BuiltDate of DestructionDate of Loss
Post-Medieval (from 1560 AD) A100    

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Maritime Archaeology

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