Aberdeenshire HER - NJ93SE0121 - ELLON CASTLE

Main Details

Primary Reference	NJ93SE0121
Name	ELLON CASTLE
NMRS Card No.	NJ93SE29
NMRS Numlink	122235
Site Form	Standing Structure
Site Condition	Complete 2
Details	Sundial, erected in circa 1700-15. It has a facet-headed dial with hollows on all 24 faces, a ball finial, sculptured square shaft and a moulded base, set in a podium of three moulded steps. Within the walled garden, NJ93SE0163.
Last Update	07/10/2020

National Grid Reference: NJ 9600 3066

Easting: 396000, Northing: 830710

Compiler	NCA
Date of Compilation	01/02/2017

Event Details

Excavations and Surveys

Artefact and Ecofact

Ecofact

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Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1	Monument Type 2	Monument Type 3	Order	Probability
SUNDIALS			A	100

Google Map for NJ93SE0121

National Status

National Status
Listed Building, Category A

Regional Status

Regional Status
Site of Regional Significance

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Bibliographic Detail

Location

Historic Administrative Area Name	Ellon
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	15
Geology
Topography	Valley
Aspect 1	S
Aspect 2	Closed
Current Land Use	Horticulture
Vegetation
Soil Type
Hydrology

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Historic Land Use

Period Details

Period	Order	Probability	Radiocarbon Dates	Date Built	Date of Destruction	Date of Loss
18th Century	B	100		1904
Post-Medieval (from 1560 AD)	A	100

Period Notes

Period Notes

Listed 16/04/1971. Circa 1700-1715.

Architect Details

Architect Details

Maritime Archaeology

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Additional Info