Building record MAB13881 - THORAX
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Summary
Stone circle, unsymmetrical and composed of six stones.
Protected Status/Designation
- Scheduled Monument 347
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 5822 5495 (28m by 27m) Centred at - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ55SE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Marnoch |
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Stone circle, unsymmetrical and composed of six stones. The stone to the north-west has 22 cup marks on its inside face, the largest is 100mm diameter by 25mm deep. There is an almost buried stone with three cup marks on its upper face 17.6m to the west of the circle. The cupmarked stones were recorded by Scotland's Rock Art Project in 2020. The upright stone measures circa 1.7m by 1.4m by 0.6m, the carved face on the inside of the circle and bearing a total of 36 cup marks on the northern half of the stone. A smaller stone on the northeast side of the circle between the orthostats measures 0.8m by 0.7m by 0.8m and bears a single cupmark, 7cm in diameter and 2cm deep.
BN 980 PO, BN 980 PO (Ground Photograph). SAB20572.
SIMPSON, JY, 1866, PSAS 6(1864-66), 14 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1881.
SIMPSON, JY, 1866, PSAS 6(1864-66), 14 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1881.
COLES, FR, 1906, STONE CIRCLES SURVEYED IN THE NORTH-EAST OF SCOTLAND PSAS 40 (1905-06) 164-206, 175-8, PLAN (Bibliographic reference). SAB254.
RITCHIE, J, 1918, PSAS 52(1917-18) 86-122, 102-4 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1511.
MOW, 1961, A M'S SCOT, 13 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1166.
Apr 13 1989 , IS 17-23, IS 17-23 (Ground Photograph). SAB33663.
Jan 1 1909 , BN 800, BN 800 (Ground Photograph). SAB20571.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- HES Scheduled Monument Number: 347;
- NMR Card Number: NJ55SE1;
- NRHE Numlink: 17897;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ55SE0001;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM347 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/17897 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (8)
- --- SAB1166 Bibliographic reference: MOW. 1961. A M'S SCOT. 13.
- --- SAB1511 Bibliographic reference: RITCHIE, J. 1918. PSAS 52(1917-18) 86-122. 102-4.
- --- SAB1881 Bibliographic reference: SIMPSON, JY. 1866. PSAS 6(1864-66). 14.
- --- SAB1881 Bibliographic reference: SIMPSON, JY. 1866. PSAS 6(1864-66). 14.
- --- SAB20571 Ground Photograph: Jan 1 1909 . BN 800. Black & White. BN 800.
- --- SAB20572 Ground Photograph: BN 980 PO. Black & White. BN 980 PO.
- --- SAB254 Bibliographic reference: COLES, FR. 1906. STONE CIRCLES SURVEYED IN THE NORTH-EAST OF SCOTLAND PSAS 40 (1905-06) 164-206. 175-8, PLAN.
- --- SAB33663 Ground Photograph: Apr 13 1989 . IS 17-23. Black & White. IS 17-23.
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Record last edited
Dec 31 2021 10:31AM
