Glen Ey
Head Dyke (Post Medieval), Township (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Glen Ey
Classification Head Dyke (Post Medieval), Township (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 70047
Site Number NO08NE 11
NGR NO 099 854
NGR Description Centred on NO 099 854
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/70047
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Crathie And Braemar
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Kincardine And Deeside
- Former County Aberdeenshire
NO08NE 11 centred on 099 854
Minor Depopulation. As shown on O.S. 6" map. Depopulated about 1840 for sheep. Name Unkown.
Visited by OS (RL) 18 October 1967
A township comprising fourteen unroofed buildings, one of which is a long building and another is L-shaped, three enclosures and a head-dyke is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Aberdeenshire 1869, sheet cv). Sixteen unroofed buildings, four enclosures and the head-dyke are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1972).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 26 February 1999