Monument record MHG7047 - Burgh, Auldearn

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Grid reference Centred NH 9194 5547 (30m by 30m)
Map sheet NH95NW
Old County NAIRNSHIRE
Civil Parish AULDEARN
Geographical Area NAIRN

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GR corrected to above to lie to east of motte within modern village - HAW 04/2004

NH95NW 27 91 55
This burgh is first referred to in the reign of William the Lion (1165-1214), with whom the motte on Dooket Hill (NH95NW 11) is traditionally associated.
G S Pryde 1965; RCAHMS 1978

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  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: Pryde, G S. 1965. The burghs of Scotland: a critical list. 12, no.22; 56, no.194.
  • --- Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1978. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. The archaeological sites and monuments of Nairn District, Highland Region. . 19, no.137.
  • --- Text/Publication/Article: James Urquhart, F.S.A., S.C.O.T.. 1896. 'Preliminary notice of the seals of the royal burghs of Scotland.', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 30 1896, p.253-66. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 253-66. 253-66.

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Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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