Building record MAB19860 - RAPPLABURN
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Summary
Remains of stone circle.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 7362 4027 (40m by 36m) Centred at - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ74SW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Fyvie |
Type and Period (5)
Full Description
Remains of stone circle. In 1860 it consisted of a raised platform of stones and earth with 3 or 4 large stones set round it and a central smaller cairn, diameter 9.14m, which had either been hollow in the centre or previously opened. The inner cairn had apparently been raised over burnt remains, as bones, black earth etc were visible. It was partly examined by Chalmers in 1860. In 1862 the whole cairn was trenched over by the farmer, when a cist was found, 0.50m long by 0.40m wide by 0.91m deep. Within it were found urn fragments. Possibly two cremation pits were found outwith the central cairn, in one of which was found remains of an urn, burnt bone and the remains of a bronze blade. A quartz pebble, showing signs of working, was found at a later date (6/2/1892). Now only one stone remains, but there is a possible faint trace of a circular feature visible as a crop mark on a vertical aerial photograph taken in 1988.
CHALMERS, JH, 1862, PSAS 4(1860-2) 429-31, 429-31 (Bibliographic reference). SAB343.
ORDNANCE SURVEY, 1871, Ordnance Name Book, No35(1871) 52 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1360.
URN
Author unknown, 1892, CAT OF NMAS., 166 (Bibliographic reference). SAB265.
BRONZE KNIFE
COLES, FR, 1903, REPORT ON THE STONE CIRCLES OF NORTH-EASTERN SCOTLAND, CHIEFLY IN AUCHTERLESS AND FORGUE IN PSAS 37 (1903), 82-142, 102-6, ILL (Bibliographic reference). SAB233.
BRONZE KNIFE
COLES, J.M., 1964, SCOTTISH MIDDLE BRONZE AGE METALWORK. PSAS 97, 148 (Bibliographic reference). SAB235.
BRONZE KNIFE
KENWORTHY, JB, 1972, RING-CAIRNS IN NORTH-EAST SCOTLAND. IN SCOT ARCH FORUM 4, 24 (Bibliographic reference). SAB998.
May 6 1988 , Jasair NJ73 1688082, Jasair NJ73 1688082 (Air-vertical Photograph). SAB18027.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NJ74SW6;
- NRHE Numlink: 19223;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ74SW0005;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/19223 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (7)
- --- SAB1360 Bibliographic reference: ORDNANCE SURVEY. 1871. Ordnance Name Book. No35(1871) 52.
- --- SAB18027 Air-vertical Photograph: May 6 1988 . Jasair NJ73 1688082. Black & White. Jasair NJ73 1688082.
- --- SAB233 Bibliographic reference: COLES, FR. 1903. REPORT ON THE STONE CIRCLES OF NORTH-EASTERN SCOTLAND, CHIEFLY IN AUCHTERLESS AND FORGUE IN PSAS 37 (1903), 82-142. 102-6, ILL.
- --- SAB235 Bibliographic reference: COLES, J.M.. 1964. SCOTTISH MIDDLE BRONZE AGE METALWORK. PSAS 97. N. 148.
- --- SAB265 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. 1892. CAT OF NMAS.. 166.
- --- SAB343 Bibliographic reference: CHALMERS, JH. 1862. PSAS 4(1860-2) 429-31. 429-31.
- --- SAB998 Bibliographic reference: KENWORTHY, JB. 1972. RING-CAIRNS IN NORTH-EAST SCOTLAND. IN SCOT ARCH FORUM 4, 24.
Finds (6)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (4)
Record last edited
Oct 19 2020 3:23PM
