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Latitude: 57.191 / 57°11'27"N
Longitude: -2.1778 / 2°10'40"W
OS Eastings: 389350
OS Northings: 811142
OS Grid: NJ893111
Mapcode National: GBR XM.3L6H
Mapcode Global: WH9QH.JJ46
Entry Name: Aberdeenshire Canal, milestone 5 1/2, off Stoneywood Terrace, Dyce
Scheduled Date: 20 December 1999
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM8434
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Industrial: inland water
Location: Newhills
County: Aberdeen City
Electoral Ward: Dyce/Bucksburn/Danestone
Traditional County: Aberdeenshire
The monument comprises milestone 5 ½ of the Aberdeenshire Canal Navigation, or Aberdeen-Inverurie Canal. It consists of a granite column, some 0.5m high and 0.3m in diameter, with a rounded top on which the number '5 1/2' is inscribed in a round sloping panel.
This canal ran from Port Elphinstone to Aberdeen harbour, following a course 18.25 miles (29km) in length above the right-hand bank of the River Don. An Act of Parliament sanctioned its construction in 1796 and the canal opened in 1805. It operated until 1854, when it was replaced by the Aberdeen to Inverness line of the Great North of Scotland Railway, which was built along roughly the same alignment, obliterating much of its course.
Milestone 5 ½ was located by the canal towpath and is now adjacent to a wall but may stand on or very close to its original location.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is not of national importance as it is a very simple example of a milestone which was a typical feature on roads and canals and are still fairly commonly found today. The milestone is unlikely to support any related buried archaeology as it may have been moved from its original location or reset. The milestone has lost most of its contextual meaning as it no longer stands by remains that are clearly identifiable as the canal it once marked. The possible removal of the milestone from its original, intended location also detracts from the potential value it can add to our understanding of the Aberdeenshire canal system.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
Historic Environment Scotland http://www.canmore.org.uk reference number CANMORE ID 158943 (accessed on 05/11/2018).
Aberdeenshire Council HER https://online.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/smrpub/ reference number NJ81SE0079 (accessed on 05/11/2018).
Graham, A. (1967-8) 'Two Canals in Aberdeenshire', Proceedings of Society of Antiquities of Scotland, Vol. 100, 170-78.
Ordnance Survey (Surveyed 1865, Publication 1900) Aberdeenshire 66.13, 1st Edition. 25 Inches to the Mile. Southampton: Ordnance Survey.
Canmore
https://canmore.org.uk/site/158943/
HER/SMR Reference
https://online.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/smrpub/master/detail.aspx?refno=NJ81SE0079
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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