Aberdeenshire HER - NJ82NE0023 - PITMEDDEN

Main Details

Primary ReferenceNJ82NE0023
NamePITMEDDEN
NMRS Card No.NJ82NE27
NMRS Numlink19618
Site Form Artefact
Site Condition Incomplete
Details Artefacts dug up in the garden of Pitmedden House between 1955-61. They comprise a double-sided slate brooch mould (probably 15th century in date), a collection of potsherds, a silver penny of Henry III, and two 17th century copper coins.
Last Update18/10/2021

National Grid Reference: NJ 8860 2804


Easting: 397800, Northing: 820600

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Date of Compilation 

Event Details


Excavations and Surveys


Artefact and Ecofact

Date MDate YArtefact TypeFinderRecovery MethodConditionStorage LocationAccess No.
  SLATE BROOCH MOULD  Stray Find National Museum of Scotland  
  POTTERY  Stray Find National Museum of Scotland  
  SILVER PENNY  Stray Find National Museum of Scotland  
  COPPER COINS  Stray Find National Museum of Scotland  

Ecofact

Samples 
Palynology 
Ecofact Notes 

Monument Types

Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
MOULDSBROOCHDOUBLE-SIDEDA100
POTTERYSHERD B100
COINSSILVER-PENNIESHENRY IIIC100
COINSCOPPER D100

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Photo Details


Bibliographic Detail

Bib Ref NoTitleAuthorDateOthersEditorPublishedDetailsDate MDate Y
00420      253  

Location

Historic Administrative Area Name Udny
Positional Accuracy Location only
Buffer Zone 15-20m
Buffer Type Standard
Capture Scale Unknown
Spatial Feature Type Point

Environment

Constraints Privately owned, access by arrangement - easy access.
Altitude60
Geology 
Topography Gentle slope
Aspect 1E
Aspect 2 Open
Current Land Use Horticulture
Vegetation
Soil Type3w
Hydrology 

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Shape 2
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Historic Land Use


Period Details

PeriodOrderProbabilityRadiocarbon DatesDate BuiltDate of DestructionDate of Loss
Medieval (1100 - 1560 AD) A100    
Post-Medieval (from 1560 AD) B100    

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