Aberdeenshire HER - NO87SW0024 - KINNEFF CASTLE

Main Details

Primary Reference	NO87SW0024
Name	KINNEFF CASTLE
NMRS Card No.	NO87SE2
NMRS Numlink	36828
Site Form	Standing Structure
Site Condition	Incomplete
Details	Remains of a castle. Little remains apart from a block of fallen masonry and unintelligible turf-covered wall-footings. The castle was in existence by 1336 when it was repaired. It was said to have been garrisoned by the English during the minority of David Bruce (early 14th century).
Last Update	17/01/2023

National Grid Reference: NO 8565 7471

Easting: 372648, Northing: 778889

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Date of Compilation

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		REMAINS OF	A	100
WALLS		TURF-COVERED	B	100

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National Status

Regional Status

Regional Status
Site of Regional Significance

Photo Details

Bibliographic Detail

Bib Ref No	Title	Author	Date	Others	Editor	Published	Details	Date M	Date Y
01885	S KINC LIST					EDINBURGH	No239
01557	New Statistical Account					EDINBURGH	No11, 314
01103	MEMORIALS OF ANGUS & MEARNS	A JERVISE	1861				370
01432	MACFARLANES GEOG COLL 1906-8	A MITCHELL	1908	Y		EDINBURGH	257
02460	MEARNS OF OLD	JC WATT	1914			EDINBURGH	416

Location

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

Environment

Constraints	Privately owned, access by arrangement - difficult access.
Altitude	30
Geology
Topography	Spur
Aspect 1	E
Aspect 2	Open
Current Land Use	Agricultural
Vegetation
Soil Type	3g
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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