Bass of Inverurie
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The Bass of Inverurie is a prominent medieval earthwork mound in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, believed to be the remains of a motte-and-bailey castle or ancient fortification overlooking the town of Inverurie.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bass of Inverurie canonical | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
medieval earthwork ⓘ motte-and-bailey castle site ⓘ scheduled monument ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeriod | Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Archaeological sites in Aberdeenshire
ⓘ
Motte-and-bailey castles in Scotland ⓘ Scheduled Ancient Monuments in Aberdeenshire ⓘ |
| coordinateRegion | Garioch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentUse | historical landmark ⓘ |
| elevationRelativeToSurroundings | prominent ⓘ |
| functionHypothesis |
motte of a motte-and-bailey castle
ⓘ
site of an ancient fortification ⓘ |
| hasNearbySite | Little Bass (adjacent mound) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
bailey (site of former)
ⓘ
motte ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Scheduled Monument ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationBy | Historic Environment Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aberdeenshire
ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ |
| location | Inverurie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | earth ⓘ |
| near |
River Don
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
River Ury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlooks | town of Inverurie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | north-east Scotland ⓘ |
| terrainFeature | mound ⓘ |
| tourism | local point of interest ⓘ |
| usedFor | defensive fortification ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | Inverurie town centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.