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Doune of Relugas
Moray, Scotland ยท Atlas SC2923
Location
- Atlas number
- SC2923 (2923)
- Country
- Scotland
- Current county or unitary authority
- Moray
- Historic county
- Morayshire
- Parish, community, or townland
- Edinkillie
- National Grid reference
- NJ 0039 4955
- Latitude
- 57.52519
- Longitude
- -3.66494
- Altitude
- 130 m
Form and condition
- Type
- contour fort and multiple enclosure
- Condition
- Extant
- Morphology
- partial univallate and partial bivallate
- Complete rampart circuit
- Yes
- Number of ramparts
- 2
- Ramparts by quadrant
- NE 1, SE 1, SW 2, NW 2
- Number of ditches
- 1
- Possible original entrances
- 0
- Breaks through the ramparts
- 0
- Enclosed area
- 0.1 ha
- Footprint
- 0.7 ha
- Enclosing works, as visible
- rubble and vitrification
- Also recorded
- ditches
Landscape
- Topographic position
- knoll or outcrop
- Aspect
- level
- Land use
- woodland and parkland
Dating
- Dating
- undated
- Dating reliability
- D - None
Interior and investigation
- Finds
- pottery and metal
- Investigations
- 1st Identified Written Reference (1793); Excavation (1842); 1st Identified Map Depiction (1871); Other (1943); Earthwork Survey (1957); Other (1971); Other (1975); Other (1977); Other (1991)
Identifiers
- HER
- Moray per Aberdeenshire Council NJ04NW0004
- National record
- record NJ 04 NW 5; monument 15755
- Wikidata
- Q31104696
Sources
References
- Aberdeen Archaeological Surveys (1977) 'Edinkillie, Doune of Relugas'. Disc Exc Scot (1977), 23
- Feachem, R (1963) A guide to prehistoric Scotland. Batsford: London
- Keillar, I (1975) 'Edinkillie, Doune of Relugas'. Disc Exc Scot (1975), 33
- NSA (1834-1845) The new statistical account of Scotland by the ministers of the respective parishes under the superintendence of a committee of the society for the benefit of the sons and daughters of the clergy, 15v Edinburgh
- Stat Acct (Date) Statistical Account of Scotland: Drawn up from the Communications of the Ministers of the Different Parishes (Sinclair, J ed), 1791-99