Aberdeenshire HER - NJ71SW0135 - CASTLE FRASER

Main Details

Primary Reference	NJ71SW0135
Name	CASTLE FRASER
NMRS Card No.	NJ71SW6
NMRS Numlink	83641
Site Form	Earthwork
Site Condition	Complete 2
Details	Area of rectangular stepping covering 50 m x 33 m on a southwest-northeast orientation which lies within the garden depicted on the 1788 House Farm plan. A former head gardener describes a tennis court in this location dating from the early 20th century. There is also a human-made island at NJ 7253 1262 measuring 42 m x 22 m x 1 m. This is located on the site of a lake shown on the 1816 Home Farm plan.
Last Update	14/12/2022

National Grid Reference: NJ 7249 1263

Easting: 328100, Northing: 808600

Compiler
Date of Compilation

Event Details

Event Date	Event Type
1905	Survey

Excavations and Surveys

Date M	Date Y	Type	Duration	Director / Organisation	Auspices	Fund	Extent
	1996	Survey		NTS	NTS	NTS

Artefact and Ecofact

Ecofact

Samples
Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1	Monument Type 2	Monument Type 3	Order	Probability
PAVING			A	100
EARTHWORKS			B	100

Google Map for NJ71SW0135

National Status

Regional Status

Photo Details

Source	Reference	Photo Type	Film Type	Date
RCM	DP 067824,27,30, 32-5	Air-oblique	Digital	22/04/2009

Bibliographic Detail

Bib Ref No	Title	Author	Date	Others	Editor	Published	Details	Date M	Date Y
01578	CASTLE FRASER:HISTORIC LANDSCAPE SURVEY		1996						1996
01603	Castle Fraser Historic Landscape Survey:Plans		1996				plans		1996

Location

Historic Administrative Area Name	Cluny
Positional Accuracy	Centred at
Buffer Zone	5-10m
Buffer Type	Bespoke
Capture Scale	Unknown
Spatial Feature Type	Polygon: Known Site Extent

Environment

Constraints	A public monument, regular hours (entry fee).
Altitude	100
Geology
Topography	Gentle slope
Aspect 1	SE
Aspect 2
Current Land Use	Country Park
Vegetation
Soil Type
Hydrology

Measurements

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

Historic Land Use

Period Details

Period	Order	Probability	Radiocarbon Dates	Date Built	Date of Destruction	Date of Loss
Post-Medieval (from 1560 AD)	A	100
Modern (1900 - 2050)	B	100

Period Notes

Period Notes

Architect Details

Architect Details

Maritime Archaeology

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