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Thoughts and notes on agriculture in the colony with notes on all the colony houses. by barry.

The quarry close to Shepherds Lodge is discussed and measurements made. The volumes of granite exported is made and the number of farms that could have been made from it is estimated.

Presentation to the Community Heritage Conference 2017 by Vergunst and Wainwright covering the work of the Bailies on the colony and some thoughts on the Shepherds Lodge quarry.

The facing directions of all the houses on the Bennachie colony were investigated with a hand compass. Most faced SSE but some diverged. Their facing relative to the general slope of the land was also recorded.

LIDAR image of the total area of the survey over Bennachie. Interpreting linear features identified on the ground. With new information since 1st Ed.

LIDAR image of the Colony area of Bennachie. Interpreting linear features identified on the ground.

LIDAR image of the northern part of the Turn Pike area of Bennachie. Interpreting linear features identified on the ground. Shows the Bede House.

LIDAR image of Bennachie colony showing the roads as they were on the 1867 first edition Ordnance Survey map.

LIDAR image with features identified on the ground indicated. Southern part of the Toll Road area of Bennachie.

Brief description of the Commonty and Colony of Bennachie. Some oral histories. History of the English Quarry, Bennachie.