Aberdeenshire HER - NJ63SE0026 - FREEFIELD

Main Details

Primary Reference	NJ63SE0026
Name	FREEFIELD
NMRS Card No.	NJ63SE25
NMRS Numlink	18260
Site Form	Documentary Record Only
Site Condition	Unlocated
Details	Site of castle which according to the OS Name Book (1869) stood 50 yds in front of Freefield House (NJ63SE0039), which was built to replace it. OS site visit in 1969 noted that there was no trace and no local knowledge of earlier castle.
Last Update	25/03/2020

National Grid Reference: NJ 6760 3126

Easting: 361230, Northing: 791500

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Event Details

Excavations and Surveys

Artefact and Ecofact

Ecofact

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Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1	Monument Type 2	Monument Type 3	Order	Probability
CASTLES		SITE OF	A	100

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National Status

Regional Status

Photo Details

Bibliographic Detail

Bib Ref No	Title	Author	Date	Others	Editor	Published	Details	Date M	Date Y
01656	Ordnance Name Book					EDINBURGH	No77(1869) 17

Location

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

Environment

Constraints	No access.
Altitude	125
Geology
Topography	Gentle slope
Aspect 1	S
Aspect 2	Open
Current Land Use	Park
Vegetation
Soil Type
Hydrology

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Historic Land Use

Period Details

Period	Order	Probability	Radiocarbon Dates	Date Built	Date of Destruction	Date of Loss
Medieval (1100 - 1560 AD)	A	90

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Maritime Archaeology

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