Building record MAB39393 - THE RING
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Summary
Possible saucer cairn.
Protected Status/Designation
- Scheduled Monument 4967
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 6592 7656 (70m by 69m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO67NE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Fordoun |
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Possible saucer cairn. The cairn itself is a stony mound 7.5 m in diameter and 0.3 m high. It is surrounded by a low turf-covered bank, concentric with it, circa 2m across and 0.3 m high, enclosing an area 19 m in diameter. White quartz stones, a feature of prehistoric ceremonial sites, especially in the northeast are visible on the bank. It is possibly a robbed cairn, but the regularity of the bank suggests that this is an original feature and it is more likely to be a saucer cairn of the Wessex type.
ORDNANCE SURVEY, 1871, Ordnance Name Book, No9(1863) 155 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1360.
RCAHMS, n.d., S KINC LIST, No66 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1512.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- HES Scheduled Monument Number: 4967;
- NMR Card Number: NO67NE11;
- NRHE Numlink: 36063;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO67NE0009;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM4967 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/36063 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (2)
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Record last edited
Sep 27 2022 3:05PM
