Building record MAB10822 - NORRY HILL
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Summary
Remains of a long cairn.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 4445 4217 (51m by 40m) Centred at - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ44SW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Glass |
Type and Period (3)
Full Description
Remains of a long cairn. Grass-grown, the cairn tapers from 2-7m in breadth at the east end to 5m at the west end. The west part has been severely robbed, the mounds of quarried debris standing 0.7m in max. height, but the east end is largely intact and measures 2.5m in height on the uphill side and 4m on the downhill side. The south end has been destroyed by construction of a rectangular walled enclosure. Present appearance of cairn suggests that it is a composite monument with a round cairn built on its east end, but this may be result of robbing. Nonetheless at the east end, the upper part of cairn has a higher proportion of stone visible than lower part, possibly indicating the presence of a superimposed round cairn. The northeast corner of the long cairn is very angular but probably due to result of later land-use around the cairn.
ORDNANCE SURVEY, 1871, Ordnance Name Book, No37(1871) 19 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1360.
COLES, FR, 1906, STONE CIRCLES SURVEYED IN THE NORTH-EAST OF SCOTLAND PSAS 40 (1905-06) 164-206, 186 (Bibliographic reference). SAB254.
HENSHALL, AS, 1971, CHAMBERED TOMBS OF SCOTLAND 2, 216-226 (Bibliographic reference). SAB725.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NJ44SW5;
- NRHE Numlink: 17333;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ44SW0004;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/17333 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SAB1360 Bibliographic reference: ORDNANCE SURVEY. 1871. Ordnance Name Book. No37(1871) 19.
- --- SAB254 Bibliographic reference: COLES, FR. 1906. STONE CIRCLES SURVEYED IN THE NORTH-EAST OF SCOTLAND PSAS 40 (1905-06) 164-206. 186.
- --- SAB725 Bibliographic reference: HENSHALL, AS. 1971. CHAMBERED TOMBS OF SCOTLAND 2. 216-226.
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Record last edited
Aug 27 2020 8:08AM
