Aberdeenshire HER - NJ71SW0029 - CASTLE FRASER

Main Details

Primary ReferenceNJ71SW0029
NameCASTLE FRASER
NMRS Card No.NJ71SW6
NMRS Numlink83647
Site Form Standing Structure
Site Condition Complete 2
Details Obelisk, dating from the 17th century, erected at this location in the late 18th century. It originally formed part of the 17th century designed landscape of the castle,. as one of two obelisks placed at the top of the Broad Walk, the avenue leading to the castle's principal, north, entrance. It is built of cherry cocked squared granite and surmounted with a ball finial. It stands about 7m high and bears no inscription. It is set into a base 1.18m square and 0.96m in height. The obelisk is 0.96m square in section.
Last Update21/10/2020

National Grid Reference: NJ 7174 1186


Easting: 366211, Northing: 798488

Compiler 
Date of Compilation 

Event Details

Event DateEvent Type
1905 Survey

Excavations and Surveys

Date MDate YTypeDurationDirector / OrganisationAuspicesFundExtent
 1998 Survey  RCMRCMRCM 

Artefact and Ecofact


Ecofact

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Monument Types

Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
FINIALSBALL B100
BASESSQUARE C100
OBELISKSGRANITE A100

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National Status

National Status
Listed Building, Category C

Regional Status


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Location

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

Environment

Constraints Privately owned, access by arrangement - easy access.
Altitude176
Geology 
Topography Gentle slope
Aspect 1NNW
Aspect 2 Open
Current Land Use Coniferous Woodland
Vegetation
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Hydrology 

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Shape 2
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Historic Land Use


Period Details

PeriodOrderProbabilityRadiocarbon DatesDate BuiltDate of DestructionDate of Loss
18th Century B100    
Post-Medieval (from 1560 AD) A100    

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