Glen Ey
Head Dyke (Post Medieval), Township (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Glen Ey
Classification Head Dyke (Post Medieval), Township (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Dail
Canmore ID 70045
Site Number NO08NE 9
NGR NO 095 859
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/70045
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Crathie And Braemar
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Kincardine And Deeside
- Former County Aberdeenshire
NO08NE 9 095 859
Minor depopulation; 14 buildings, 2 enclosures, 1 corn drying kiln.
Name unknown. Depopulated c.1840.
Visited by OS (RL) 18 October 1967
This township is recorded as 'Dail' and depicted as roofless and in ruins on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Aberdeenshire sheet xcvii, pub. 1869). An old limekiln is also shown.
Information from RCAHMS (RHM & LS) 13 November 1995
Nine unroofed buildings, one enclosure, an unroofed circular structure annotated as Old Limekiln and a head-dyke are depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Aberdeenshire 1869, sheet xcvii). Twelve unroofed buildings, two enclosures and the head-dyke are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1972).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 22 March 1999