Upper Kirkton
Farmstead (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Upper Kirkton
Classification Farmstead (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 155176
Site Number NJ81SE 72
NGR NJ 8733 1424
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/155176
- Council Aberdeen, City Of
- Parish Dyce
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District City Of Aberdeen
- Former County Aberdeenshire
NJ81SE 72 8733 1424
A farmstead, comprising five roofed buildings, one of which is L-shaped, one partially roofed and one unroofed building is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Aberdeenshire 1869, sheet lxv). Four roofed buildings are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1992).
Information from RCAHMS (AKK) 28 June 1999.
NMRS REFERENCE:
Dyce, Upper Kirkton Farm.
Plans: F.A.M.MacDonald coll. 1926 - 1 sheet plans & elevation
- 1 sheet restoration of steading after fire
(uncatalogued)
Watching Brief (31 March 2011)
NJ 87333 14176 A watching brief was carried out on 31 March 2011 during soil stripping of a 0.5ha area prior to the construction of a new Dutch barn. No significant archaeological remains were uncovered.
Archive: RCAHMS
Funder: William Cruden
Cameron Archaeology, 2011
Information also reported in Oasis (camerona1-100639) 22 September 2011