EAB594 - Excavation - HILL OF CAIRNTON

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Location

Grid reference	Centred NJ 9642 3989 (40m by 40m)
Map sheet	NJ93NE
Civil Parish	Ellon
Authority	Aberdeenshire

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EXCAVATION

Organisation

Unknown

Date

1850

Description

Cairn removed in 1850 during land reclamation. A cist was found which contained an urn with blackish earth. Eighteen supposed Elizabethan coins were also said to have been found.

Sources/Archives (1)

--- SAB1360 Bibliographic reference: ORDNANCE SURVEY. 1871. Ordnance Name Book.

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MAB58590 HILL OF CAIRNTON (Document)

Record last edited

May 27 2026 3:19PM

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