Aberdeenshire HER - NJ72SE0156 - INVERURIE

Main Details

Primary Reference	NJ72SE0156
Name	INVERURIE
NMRS Card No.	NJ72SE104
NMRS Numlink	18866
Site Form	Standing Structure
Site Condition	Complete 2
Details	Burgh and town of Inverurie. Records of land grants indicate that the burgh was established in the late 12th century, as an integral part of Earl David's Lordship of Garioch, to serve the military and administrative demands of the lordship. A grammar school was built in 1606, the bridge over the River Don in 1797. The railway arrived in 1854. At the head of the market place is the Town Hall built in 1863.
Last Update	01/02/2023

National Grid Reference: NJ 7739 2154

Easting: 0, Northing: 0

Compiler
Date of Compilation

Event Details

Excavations and Surveys

Date M	Date Y	Type	Duration	Director / Organisation	Auspices	Fund	Extent
	1998				RCM	RCM

Artefact and Ecofact

Ecofact

Samples
Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1	Monument Type 2	Monument Type 3	Order	Probability
BURGHS			A	100
TOWNS			B	100

Google Map for NJ72SE0156

National Status

Regional Status

Photo Details

Source	Reference	Photo Type	Film Type	Date
RCM	DP 011664	Air-oblique	Digital	01/11/2005

Bibliographic Detail

Bib Ref No	Title	Author	Date	Others	Editor	Published	Details	Date M	Date Y
06057	THE BURGH OF INVERURIE.TYPESCRIPT FOR PSAS	S CARTER	1998			EDINBURGH			1999
16418	THE BURGH OF INVERURIE, ABERDEENSHIRE; ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE FROM A MEDIEVAL LORDSHIP. IN PSAS 129 (1999), 649-661	SP CARTER	1999				PSAS 129, 649-661		1999

Location

Historic Administrative Area Name	Inverurie
Positional Accuracy	Centred at
Buffer Zone	5-10m
Buffer Type	Bespoke
Capture Scale	1:2501 - 1:10,000
Spatial Feature Type	Polygon: Known Site Extent

Environment

Constraints	A public monument, open all hours (free).
Altitude	73
Geology
Topography	Gentle slope
Aspect 1
Aspect 2
Current Land Use
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

Period Notes

Period Notes

Population went from 450 to 3058 from 1801-1901.

Architect Details

Architect Details

Maritime Archaeology

empty