Aberdeen City HER - NJ90SW0407 - FERRYHILL MOTIVE POWER DEPOT

Main Details

Primary Reference	NJ90SW0407
Name	FERRYHILL MOTIVE POWER DEPOT
NMRS Card No.	NJ70SW71
NMRS Numlink	147158
Site Form	Standing Structure
Site Condition	Complete 2
Details	Railway turntable constructed in the early 20th century. It was a hand operated steel girder turntable by 'Ransomes and Rapier Ltd, Ipswich, England', with a boarded wooden deck and light steel handrails. It is set in a concrete and engineering brick pit. See also NJ90SW0217 - Ferryhill Engine Shed.
Last Update	11/06/2019

National Grid Reference: NJ 9405 0448

Easting: 389000, Northing: 809000

Compiler	ACU
Date of Compilation	13/09/2017

Event Details

Excavations and Surveys

Artefact and Ecofact

Ecofact

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Palynology
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Monument Types

Monument Type 1	Monument Type 2	Monument Type 3	Order	Probability
TURNTABLES	RAILWAY		A	100

Google Map for NJ90SW0407

National Status

National Status
Listed Building, Category A

Regional Status

Regional Status
Site of Regional Significance

Photo Details

Bibliographic Detail

Bib Ref No	Title	Author	Date	Others	Editor	Published	Details	Date M	Date Y
01768	PRESS & JOURNAL					ABERDEEN	06/08/15	8	2015
02181							05/08/15	8	2015
00512	EVENING EXPRESS						07/09/16	9	2016

Location

Historic Administrative Area Name	Aberdeen
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.
Altitude	10
Geology
Topography	Flat
Aspect 1
Aspect 2	Open
Current Land Use	Disused Railway
Vegetation
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Hydrology

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Historic Land Use

Period Details

Period	Order	Probability	Radiocarbon Dates	Date Built	Date of Destruction	Date of Loss
20th Century	B	100
Modern (1900 - 2050)	A	100

Period Notes

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Listed 17/05/1996

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Maritime Archaeology

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