Building record MAB22336 - SHELDON STONE CIRCLE
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Summary
Remains of a stone circle which consists of 7 stones surrounded by a low modern wall.
Protected Status/Designation
- Scheduled Monument 45
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 8229 2494 (69m by 53m) Centred at - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ82SW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Bourtie |
Type and Period (5)
- STONE CIRCLE (Early Bronze Age to Medieval - 2200 BC to 1560 AD)
- STANDING STONE (Early Bronze Age to Medieval - 2200 BC to 1560 AD)
- CAIRN? (Early Bronze Age to Medieval - 2200 BC to 1560 AD)
- CIST (Early Bronze Age to Medieval - 2200 BC to 1560 AD)
- WALL (Early Bronze Age to Medieval - 2200 BC to 1560 AD)
Full Description
Remains of a stone circle which consists of 7 stones surrounded by a low modern wall. Coles describes another 9 flat stones scattered around the circle, but the area enclosed has been used as a dump for stones from field clearance so it is impossible to separate these nine stones from more recent deposits. The modern wall runs along the west circumference of circle and a low overgrown ridge of stone can just be traced in the east. Two outliers stand outside the circle, one to the north and the other to the southeast. The circle is probably the cairn mentioned in Ordnance Name Book. When the cairn was removed in circa 1820, a stone cist containing 'ashes and unctuous matter' was found. Human remains have also found about 9.1 m (10 yards) east of the circle.
ORDNANCE SURVEY, 1871, Ordnance Name Book, No10(1867) 43,48 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1360.
COLES, FR, 1902, REPORT ON STONE CIRCLES IN ABERDEENSHIRE IN PSAS 36(1901-2) 488-581, 512-3 (Bibliographic reference). SAB232.
KEILLER, A, 1928, FINAL REPORT UPON SUCH OF THE MEGALITHIC MOMUMENTS OF ABERDEENSHIRE AS HAVE BEEN SCHEDULED AS ANCIENT MONUMENTS, 9-10 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1031.
DOE, 1971, AM'S SCOT, 7 (Bibliographic reference). SAB399.
THOM, A, 1980, BAR 81, 166-7 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1922.
TREVARHEN, D, 2001, SITE NOTES FROM SEPT/DEC 2000 ABERDEENSHIRE FIELDWORK (Bibliographic reference). SAB1985.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- HES Scheduled Monument Number: 45;
- NMR Card Number: NJ82SW1;
- NRHE Numlink: 19697;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ82SW0001;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM45 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/19697 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (6)
- --- SAB1031 Bibliographic reference: KEILLER, A. 1928. FINAL REPORT UPON SUCH OF THE MEGALITHIC MOMUMENTS OF ABERDEENSHIRE AS HAVE BEEN SCHEDULED AS ANCIENT MONUMENTS. 9-10.
- --- SAB1360 Bibliographic reference: ORDNANCE SURVEY. 1871. Ordnance Name Book. No10(1867) 43,48.
- --- SAB1922 Bibliographic reference: THOM, A. 1980. BAR 81. Y. 166-7.
- --- SAB1985 Bibliographic reference: TREVARHEN, D. 2001. SITE NOTES FROM SEPT/DEC 2000 ABERDEENSHIRE FIELDWORK.
- --- SAB232 Bibliographic reference: COLES, FR. 1902. REPORT ON STONE CIRCLES IN ABERDEENSHIRE IN PSAS 36(1901-2) 488-581. 512-3.
- --- SAB399 Bibliographic reference: DOE. 1971. AM'S SCOT. 7.
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Record last edited
Apr 30 2020 12:30PM
