Aberdeenshire HER - NJ82NE0057 - ORCHARD COTTAGE

Main Details

Primary Reference	NJ82NE0057
Name	ORCHARD COTTAGE
NMRS Card No.	NJ82NE33
NMRS Numlink	115314
Site Form	Standing Structure
Site Condition	Complete 2
Details	Cottage within the grounds of Pitmedden House, still in use. Built by Major Keith circa 1930, as a Chauffeur's house, it consists of a cottage extension erected between the South Pavilion and the south wall of the walled garden. General exterior walling of concrete-bedded granite rubblework, with dressings of grainy pink cast concrete with details to match those of the adjacent pavilion.
Last Update	06/05/2021

National Grid Reference: NJ 8851 2797

Easting: 388550, Northing: 828020

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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
COTTAGES			A	100

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National Status

Regional Status

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Bibliographic Detail

Location

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

Environment

Constraints	Privately owned, access by arrangement - easy access.
Altitude	65
Geology
Topography	Gentle slope
Aspect 1	NE
Aspect 2
Current Land Use	Residential
Vegetation
Soil Type
Hydrology

Measurements

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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

c.1930

Architect Details

Architect Details

Maritime Archaeology

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