Aberdeenshire HER - NO19SW0010 - AUCHENDRYNE, BRAEMAR

Main Details

Primary Reference	NO19SW0010
Name	AUCHENDRYNE, BRAEMAR
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Site Form	Standing Structure
Site Condition	Complete 2
Details	Site of previous curling ponds, depicted on the 2nd edition OS map of 1888 to the west of the town of Braemar. By the 5th edition OS map (mid-20th Century) the ponds had been been built over to form the current memorial park, the Princess Royal and Duke of Fife Memorial Park, the grounds for The Braemar Gathering, with associated stand and terrace structures and pavilions. A small square curling pond is shown a short distance to the east on the 5th edition OS map. Another set of curling ponds once stood on the eastern edge of the town (NO19SE0044).
Last Update	11/07/2022

National Grid Reference: NO 1470 9121

Easting: 0, Northing: 0

Compiler	CH
Date of Compilation	28/10/2021

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
GROUNDS	SPORT		B	100
STANDS			C	100
PAVILIONS			D	100
TERRACES			E	100
PONDS	CURLING	SITE OF	A	100

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Regional Status

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Bibliographic Detail

Location

Historic Administrative Area Name	Crathie and Braemar
Positional Accuracy	Centred at
Buffer Zone	1-5m
Buffer Type	Bespoke
Capture Scale	1:501 - 1:1250
Spatial Feature Type	Polygon: Known Site Extent

Environment

Constraints	Privately owned, access by arrangement - easy access.
Altitude	340
Geology
Topography	Valley
Aspect 1	N
Aspect 2	Open
Current Land Use	Urban
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
Post-Medieval (from 1560 AD)	A	100
19th Century	A	100
Modern (1900 - 2050)	C	100

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