Building record MAB13885 - HILL OF CAIRNS
Please read our guidance about the use of Aberdeenshire Historic Environment Record data.
Summary
The 1st and 2nd edition OS maps show 36 cairns on the Hill of Cairns.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 5694 5027 (498m by 897m) Centred at - Point |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ55SE |
| Authority | Moray |
| Civil Parish | Rothiemay |
Type and Period (3)
Full Description
The 1st and 2nd edition OS maps show 36 cairns on the Hill of Cairns. Most have now been obliterated by forestry ploughing and planting with only one unintelligible stony mound remaining. It is badly mutilated by a ditch and the addition of stone clearance. It is impossible to determine if it is a cairn or stone clearance heap. There are also mutilated remains of several stone clearance heaps within the wood but no huts have so far found to be evident. Some cairn remains may still survive within the forest.
ORDNANCE SURVEY, 1871, Ordnance Name Book, No27(1867) 35-6 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1360.
SIMPSON, WD, 1935, PSAS 69(1934-5) 223-50, 225 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1662.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: MOR;
- NMR Card Number: NJ55SE13;
- NRHE Numlink: 17901;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ55SE0009;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/17901 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (2)
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Record last edited
Dec 16 2021 4:20PM
