Building record MAB13196 - TULLY'S CAIRN
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Summary
Remains of a cairn.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 5813 3230 (40m by 40m) Centred at - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ53SE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Kennethmont |
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Remains of a cairn. The OS Name Book records that traditionally this was the burial place of a moss-trooper caught and executed here (moss-troopers were brigands / robbers in the mid 17th Century). It is depicted on the OS maps from the 1st edition map onwards, where it shown on the line of an old trackway and parish boundary between the former parishes of Kennethmont to the west and Insch to the east. An OS site visit 1961 noted that most of the stones had been removed and only an unremarkable low stone and turf mound remained. The cairn was not visible at the time of RCAHMS site visit in 1996, and may have been destroyed. It is overgrown and covered with brash.
ORDNANCE SURVEY, 1871, Ordnance Name Book, No46(1867) 11 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1360.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NJ53SE4;
- NRHE Numlink: 17773;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ53SE0003;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/17773 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SAB1360 Bibliographic reference: ORDNANCE SURVEY. 1871. Ordnance Name Book. No46(1867) 11.
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Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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Record last edited
Jan 29 2025 2:33PM
