Aberdeenshire HER - NJ53NW0013 - BRUCE'S HOWE

Main Details

Primary Reference	NJ53NW0013
Name	BRUCE'S HOWE
NMRS Card No.	NJ53NW11
NMRS Numlink	17746
Site Form	Documentary Record Only
Site Condition	Destroyed
Details	Site of earthworks. The site of 'entrenchments' is depicted on the OS 1st edition map and according to the OS Name Book (1871) Bruce's Howe is the name applied to faint traces of an artificial hollows on the northeast side of Cot Hill, and that according to tradition it was a camp of Robert the Bruce. OS site visit in 1961 found no trace of earthworks or hollows, though at that time the hill was covered with gorse and whin.
Last Update	25/02/2019

National Grid Reference: NJ 5478 3698

Easting: 347220, Northing: 827710

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
EARTHWORKS		SITE OF	A	95

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National Status

Regional Status

Photo Details

Source	Reference	Photo Type	Film Type	Date
SDD	JASAIR NJ53 08.88.092-3	Air-vertical	Black & White	07/05/1988

Bibliographic Detail

Bib Ref No	Title	Author	Date	Others	Editor	Published	Details	Date M	Date Y
01656	Ordnance Name Book					EDINBURGH	No36(1871) 18

Location

Historic Administrative Area Name	Gartly
Positional Accuracy	Centred at
Buffer Zone	15-20m
Buffer Type	Automated
Capture Scale	Unknown
Spatial Feature Type	Polygon: Unknown Extent

Environment

Constraints	Privately owned, access by arrangement - difficult access.
Altitude	220
Geology
Topography	Moderate Slope
Aspect 1	NE
Aspect 2
Current Land Use	Rough Grazing
Vegetation	Grassland/heath scrub: 50% or gorse and/or broom.
Soil Type
Hydrology

Measurements

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Shape 2
Diameter
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Width
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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	90

Period Notes

Period Notes

c1300-1400 AD

Architect Details

Architect Details

Maritime Archaeology

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