Normandykes
 Normandykes site in May 2009 | |
 | |
| Location | Peterculter, Aberdeen City, Scotland |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 57°05′06″N 2°16′59″W / 57.085°N 2.283°W |
| Type | Roman marching camp |
| History | |
| Founded | c. 1-250 AD |
| Periods | Roman Iron Age[1] |
| Site notes | |
| Public access | Yes |
| Official name | Normandykes, Roman camp |
| Type | Roman: camp |
| Designated | 11 November 1964 |
| Reference no. | SM2478 |
Normandykes (Grid Reference: NO 830994)[2] is the site of a Roman marching camp 1 mile (1.6 km) to the southwest of Peterculter, City of Aberdeen, Scotland.[3][4] The near-rectangular site, measuring approximately 860 by 510 metres (940 by 560 yd), covers about 106 acres (43 ha) of the summit and eastern slopes of a hill overlooking the River Dee and the B9077 road further south.[5] Aerial photographs for Normandykes have been archived between 1947 and 1976.[6] The camp is about 6 miles (10 km), or less than half a day's march, north of the Raedykes camp. It is possible that the actual route taken would have entailed one day's march, over a route likely chosen to avoid the Red Moss, a virtually uncrossable bog near the present day village of Netherley.
Normandykes was first mentioned as Norman's Dyke and interpreted as a Danish Camp in 1795,[7] but then corrected in the New Statistical Account of 1845 as Roman.[8]
The camp was first excavated in the year 1935 by Richmond and MacIntyre;[9] construction is thought to date to the Antonine or Severan periods.
The site is designated a scheduled ancient monument.[10]
See also
[edit]- Raedykes
- Balbridie
- Crynoch Burn
- Deers Den
- Glenmailen
- Leuchar Burn
- Maryculter House
- Ythan Wells
- Muiryfold
References
[edit]- ^ "Normandykes HER, Aberdeen City Council".
- ^ Landranger 45, Stonehaven and Banchory, 1:50000 (2004); Explorer 406 Aberdeen and Banchory, 1:25000, United Kingdom Ordnance Survey Map
- ^ Temporary Marching Camp: Normandykes, Peterculter, Grampian (2004)
- ^ St. Joseph, J.K., Air Reconnaissance of North Britain, J.R.S. xli (1951) p. 65
- ^ Crawford, O.G.S.Topography of Roman Scotland North of the Antonine Wall, Cambridge, England pp. 110-2 (1949)
- ^ RCAHMS Site Record for Normandykes Hilton; Oldtown; Peterculter Photographs (2004)
- ^ Sinclair, Sir John (1795). The statistical account of Scotland, drawn up from the communications of the Ministers of the different parishes, Vol. XVI. Edinburgh: William Creech. p. 388.
- ^ Committee for the Society for the Sons and Daughters of the Clergy (1845). New statistical account of Scotland, Vol. XII. Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood & Sons. p. 108. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ RCAHMS Archaeology Notes: Normandykes (2003)
- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Normandykes, Roman camp (SM2478)". Retrieved 26 February 2019.
Settlements and places of interest in Kincardine and Mearns, Aberdeenshire | ||
|---|---|---|
| Primary settlements |  | |
| Other settlements | ||
| Places of interest | ||
| Authority control databases: Geographic |
|---|
 | This Aberdeenshire location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This Scotland-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This ancient Rome–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |