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Crathes Castle,timber hall 550m ESE of

A Scheduled Monument in Banchory and Mid Deeside, Aberdeenshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 57.0607 / 57°3'38"N

Longitude: -2.4317 / 2°25'54"W

OS Eastings: 373913

OS Northings: 796708

OS Grid: NO739967

Mapcode National: GBR X6.T7SV

Mapcode Global: WH8PT.MS7L

Entry Name: Crathes Castle,timber hall 550m ESE of

Scheduled Date: 26 January 1978

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Source ID: SM4110

Schedule Class: Cultural

Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: hall

Location: Crathie and Braemar

County: Aberdeenshire

Electoral Ward: Banchory and Mid Deeside

Traditional County: Kincardineshire

Statement of Scheduling

The monument is of national importance for its potential contribution to an understanding of prehistoric domestic life and farming activities. Timber buildings of the type represented on this site are rare in the archaeological record. Pit alignments are a more common occurrence, but provide information about past land ownership.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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RCAHMS record the monument as NO79NW 17.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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