Building record MAB13882 - WETHER HILL
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Summary
An extensive field system which is delimited by lynchets, field banks and stone clearance heaps lies on the lower slopes of Wether Hill, to the east of Sunnyside Farm.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 5681 5359 (797m by 1276m) Centred at - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ55SE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Marnoch |
Type and Period (7)
- FIELD SYSTEM (Prehistoric - 40000 BC to 400 AD)
- LYNCHET (Prehistoric - 40000 BC to 400 AD)
- CAIRN? (Prehistoric - 40000 BC to 400 AD)
- HUT CIRCLE (Prehistoric - 40000 BC to 400 AD)
- CAIRN? (Prehistoric - 40000 BC to 400 AD)
- BURIAL (Prehistoric - 40000 BC to 400 AD)
- BANK (EARTHWORK) (Prehistoric - 40000 BC to 400 AD)
Full Description
An extensive field system which is delimited by lynchets, field banks and stone clearance heaps lies on the lower slopes of Wether Hill, to the east of Sunnyside Farm. There are the remains of two hut circles, one at NJ5688 5315, 11m diameter, 0.20m high and other 10m diameter by 0.1m high. Stone clearance heaps 7m in diameter and 0.5m high, are scattered across the area. ONB describe tumuli in this area in which urns and human remains were found. The area is now covered extensively in gorse, making it difficult to distiguish many features. The hut circles are now reduced and difficult to see.
ORDNANCE SURVEY, 1871, Ordnance Name Book, No23(1866) 23 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1360.
May 28 1970 , RN 121, RN 121 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB13711.
Sep 28 1989 , JL 23, JL 23 (Ground Photograph). SAB33733.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NJ55SE5;
- NRHE Numlink: 17914;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ55SE0003;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/17914 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (3)
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Record last edited
Jul 27 2017 4:32PM
