Aberdeenshire HER - NJ92SE0001 - FOVERAN CASTLE

Main Details

Primary Reference	NJ92SE0001
Name	FOVERAN CASTLE
NMRS Card No.	NJ92SE3
NMRS Numlink	20394
Site Form	Documentary Record Only
Site Condition	Destroyed
Details	Site of Foveran Castle, circa 65m to the north of Foveran House. Nothing visible remains of the castle of the Turings of Foveran, or of Turing's Tower, which may have been earlier than the castle. There is a possibility that some foundations may survive beneath the ground.
Last Update	23/03/2020

National Grid Reference: NJ 9909 2432

Easting: 378210, Northing: 805452

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Event Details

Excavations and Surveys

Artefact and Ecofact

Ecofact

Samples
Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1	Monument Type 2	Monument Type 3	Order	Probability
CASTLES		SITE OF	A	100
TOWERS		SITE OF	B	100

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National Status

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Regional Status

Photo Details

Bibliographic Detail

Bib Ref No	Title	Author	Date	Others	Editor	Published	Details	Date M	Date Y
01656	Ordnance Name Book					EDINBURGH	No32(1866) 44
01557	New Statistical Account					EDINBURGH	No12(1845) 699
02012	THE VALE OF YTHAN	WF SCOTT	1895				58

Location

Historic Administrative Area Name	Foveran
Positional Accuracy	Location only
Buffer Zone	15-20m
Buffer Type	Automated
Capture Scale	Unknown
Spatial Feature Type	Polygon: Unknown Extent

Environment

Constraints	No access.
Altitude	20
Geology
Topography	Gentle slope
Aspect 1	N
Aspect 2	Open
Current Land Use	Mixed Woodland
Vegetation
Soil Type	5sg
Hydrology

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Historic Land Use

Period Details

Period	Order	Probability	Radiocarbon Dates	Date Built	Date of Destruction	Date of Loss
Medieval (1100 - 1560 AD)	A	100

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Maritime Archaeology

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