Building record MAB12605 - RINGING STONE
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Summary
Standing stone with a single cup-mark on its east side, six cup-marks on its west side and two possible cup-marks on N edge of stone.
Protected Status/Designation
- Scheduled Monument 11509
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 5790 2517 (40m by 40m) Centred at - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ52NE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Leslie |
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Standing stone with a single cup-mark on its east side, six cup-marks on its west side and two possible cup-marks on N edge of stone. Tenants of Cotetown, in 1866, said they remembered a cairn here, the stones of which were used to build Cotetown. Origin of name unknown but stone said to be haunted. No trace of cairn. The stone is said to be a ringing stone.
ORDNANCE SURVEY, 1871, Ordnance Name Book, No54(1866) 16 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1360.
COLES, FR, 1902, REPORT ON STONE CIRCLES IN ABERDEENSHIRE IN PSAS 36(1901-2) 488-581, 552-3 (Bibliographic reference). SAB232.
RITCHIE, J, 1918, PSAS 52(1917-18) 86-122, 110-11 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1511.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- HES Scheduled Monument Number: 11509;
- NMR Card Number: NJ52NE7;
- NRHE Numlink: 17644;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ52NE0007;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM11509 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/17644 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SAB1360 Bibliographic reference: ORDNANCE SURVEY. 1871. Ordnance Name Book. No54(1866) 16.
- --- SAB1511 Bibliographic reference: RITCHIE, J. 1918. PSAS 52(1917-18) 86-122. 110-11.
- --- SAB232 Bibliographic reference: COLES, FR. 1902. REPORT ON STONE CIRCLES IN ABERDEENSHIRE IN PSAS 36(1901-2) 488-581. 552-3.
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Record last edited
Jan 18 2022 4:01PM
