Aberdeenshire HER - NO87NE0004 - ADAM'S CASTLE

Main Details

Primary ReferenceNO87NE0004
NameADAM'S CASTLE
NMRS Card No.NO87NE5
NMRS Numlink36780
Site Form Documentary Record Only
Site Condition Destroyed
Details Site of castle, noted as a 'stronghold'. Adam's Castle, reputedly similar to, but larger than Cadden Castle. Now no trace.
Last Update28/03/2024

National Grid Reference: NO 8637 7573


Easting: 407600, Northing: 847300

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Date of Compilation 

Event Details

Excavations and Surveys

Artefact and Ecofact

Ecofact

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Palynology 
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Monument Types

Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
CASTLES SITE OFA100

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National Status

Regional Status

Photo Details

Bibliographic Detail

Bib Ref NoTitleAuthorDateOthersEditorPublishedDetailsDate MDate Y
01656Ordnance Name Book    EDINBURGHNo13(1864) 46  
01885S KINC LIST    EDINBURGHNo264  
02283OLD STATISTICAL ACCOUNT 1799  EdinburghNo6(1793) 260  
01103MEMORIALS OF ANGUS & MEARNSA JERVISE1861   370  

Location

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

Environment

Constraints No access.
Altitude30
Geology 
Topography Promontory
Aspect 1E
Aspect 2 Open
Current Land Use Arable
Vegetation
Soil Type2s
Hydrology 

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Shape 2
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Historic Land Use

Period Details

PeriodOrderProbabilityRadiocarbon DatesDate BuiltDate of DestructionDate of Loss
Medieval (1100 - 1560 AD) A100    

Period Notes

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Architect Details

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Maritime Archaeology

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