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Peel of Lumphanan fgh2453jhp Lumphanan Peel motte mound summer panorama fort historical Aberdeenshire located to the west of the village of Lumphanan. The village has historical connections with a cairn to the death of Macbeth in the woods nearby in 1057 as well as this 12th Century Peel signifying its strategic importance associated with ancient drove roads and various passes from the flat lands of Deeside northwards into Strathdon and the lands of Northern Aberdeenshire. The original defences are now held to be turf ramparts rather than a palisade and the large outer wall was found to be 18th century agricultural work rather than original barricades creating a moat. On the top of the large flat area is the foundation outline of a rectangular Halton House dating to the 15th century. A small car parking area is available for the visitor and there is a very informative information board provided by Historic Scotland. Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, village, Lumphanan, Peel, motte, fort, castle, Norman, medieval, earthwork, 13th Century, Durward’s, Halton, House, foundations, 15th Century, Perk, hill, summer, trees, landscape, countryside, rural, sun, sunshine, blue, sky, clouds, mount, cairn, MacBeth, death, battle, woods, D700, Nikon, DSLR, digital, photo, photograph, 2013, August
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Photographer: Jim Henderson
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Peel of Lumphanan fgh2453jhp
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Lumphanan Peel motte mound summer panorama fort historical Aberdeenshire located

to the west of the village of Lumphanan. The village has historical connections with a cairn to the death of Macbeth in the woods nearby in 1057 as well as this 12th Century Peel signifying its strategic importance associated with ancient drove roads and various passes from the flat lands of Deeside northwards into Strathdon and the lands of Northern Aberdeenshire. The original defences are now held to be turf ramparts rather than a palisade and the large outer wall was found to be 18th century agricultural work rather than original barricades creating a moat. On the top of the large flat area is the foundation outline of a rectangular Halton House dating to the 15th century. A small car parking area is available for the visitor and there is a very informative information board provided by Historic Scotland.
Keywords: Scotland, Scottish, Grampian, Aberdeenshire, Royal, Deeside, village, Lumphanan, Peel, motte, fort, castle, Norman, medieval, earthwork, 13th Century, Durward’s, Halton, House, foundations, 15th Century, Perk, hill, summer, trees, landscape, countryside, rural, sun, sunshine, blue, sky, clouds, mount, cairn, MacBeth, death, battle, woods, D700, Nikon, DSLR, digital, photo, photograph, 2013, August