Aberdeenshire HER - NO66SE0002 - MARYKIRK

Main Details

Primary Reference	NO66SE0002
Name	MARYKIRK
NMRS Card No.	NO66SE1
NMRS Numlink	36004
Site Form	Documentary Record Only
Site Condition	Unlocated
Details	Alleged site of a battle said to have been fought between the Laird of Aberluthnet (old name for Marykirk) and the Laird of Canterland and Balmaleedie with their retainers. According to the Old Statistical Account (1796) they quarrelled over the siting of a mill (Spear Mil) 'but when this happened none can precisely tell'.
Last Update	28/07/2020

National Grid Reference: NO 6912 6495

Easting: 396004, Northing: 848786

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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
BATTLES		SITE OF	A	90

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Bibliographic Detail

Bib Ref No	Title	Author	Date	Others	Editor	Published	Details	Date M	Date Y
02283	OLD STATISTICAL ACCOUNT		1799			Edinburgh	No18(1796) 632-3

Location

Historic Administrative Area Name	Marykirk
Positional Accuracy	Centred at
Buffer Zone	15-20m
Buffer Type	Automated
Capture Scale	Unknown
Spatial Feature Type	Polygon: Unknown Extent

Environment

Constraints	No access.
Altitude	35
Geology
Topography	Gentle slope
Aspect 1	SW
Aspect 2	Open
Current Land Use	Arable
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	90

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