Cameron, A. (2018). TWIN LODGES, ADEN COUNTRY PARK, ABERDEENSHIRE, AB42 5FQ. Aberdeen: Cameron Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1048490. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 TWIN LODGES, ADEN COUNTRY PARK, ABERDEENSHIRE, AB42 5FQ
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Series:		 Cameron Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 Following excavation work in early 2017 this additional work is to record and investigate the woods to the E and SE of Twin Lodges which is a steeply wooded area with lines of large stones. Other areas of the Park will also be walked record any as yet unreported upstanding archaeological remains. The project is fully funded following a successful Aberdeenshire Council, Aden Country Park Restoration and Redevelopment application to the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) Parks for People programme. Structures 1-5 are constructed of large boulders and where trenching has taken place there are underlying structures or foundations. Structure 1 appears to have a small stone foundation whereas Structure 5 has a basic walling. These structures are most likely to be associated with the estate management or military use of the land. Uses such as grouse butts or hides have been considered for Structure 1 for example but it appears to face the Twin Lodges and open fields to the N and W which would be unsuitable for grouse shooting. There also appear to be three structures in a line on a slope with Structure 1 being set slightly higher than Structure 2 which is above Structure 3. If these are military structures then firing would have been to the N only. Structures 4 and 5 may have a farming use such as sheep folds but this land has been within a wooded area since at least the First Edition OS map and so it is unlikely that they therefore were for this use. A slight possibility that these are much earlier in date, possibly prehistoric, remains or that they date to several periods. Two flints were recovered from the excavated soil but that might be expected in an area known to contain prehistoric sites. 19th-century pottery was recovered from the topsoil within Trench 5 (Structure 2) but this maybe a later use of the site for Victorian or early 20th-century picnicking for example.
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Author:		 Alison Cameron ORCID icon
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Publisher:		 Cameron Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic Environment Scotland (OASIS Reviewer)
Aberdeenshire, Angus, Moray and Aberdeen City (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2018
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Site: TWIN LODGES, ADEN COUNTRY PARK, ABERDEENSHIRE, AB42 5FQ
County: Aberdeenshire
Parish: OLD DEER
Country: Scotland
Grid Reference: 398022, 847265 (Easting, Northing)
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PREHISTORIC (ScAPA : Scottish Archaeological Periods & Ages) FLINT (Find)
POST MEDIEVAL (ScAPA : Scottish Archaeological Periods & Ages) STRUCTURE (Monus)
PREHISTORIC (ScAPA : Scottish Archaeological Periods & Ages) STRUCTURE (Monus)
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Created Date:		 31 Jul 2018