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Latitude: 57.6523 / 57°39'8"N
Longitude: -2.8234 / 2°49'24"W
OS Eastings: 350958
OS Northings: 862782
OS Grid: NJ509627
Mapcode National: GBR M8DH.FBS
Mapcode Global: WH7KL.LXRK
Entry Name: Ha' Hillock, motte
Scheduled Date: 9 February 2004
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM11046
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Secular: motte
Location: Deskford
County: Moray
Electoral Ward: Keith and Cullen
Traditional County: Banffshire
The monument comprises the remains of a motte, a medieval castle hill, situated on on the western edge of the steep-sided gully of the Ha'Burn.
The motte is an oval mound standing around 6m high, originally measuring about about 28m across but now spread to the east. The entrance causeway is situated in the NNW. To the west it is defended by a broad ditch, to the east by the gully of the burn.
The area to be scheduled measures 75m from its northernmost to its southernmost point, and 50m E-W, to include the motte mound, the ditch, the adjacent gully, and an area around where features associated with the construction and use of the motte are likely to survive, as marked in red on the attached map.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance as a well-preserved motte which has the potential to enhance our understanding of medieval Scotland. It is of particular importance because it is a classic field monument of its kind.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
RCAHMS records the monument as NJ56SW 18.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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