Building record MAB40757 - STONE OF MORPHIE
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Summary
Standing stone, a block of freestone, uninscribed, standing in stackyard of farm.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 7170 6274 (40m by 40m) Centred at - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO76SW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | St. Cyrus |
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Standing stone, a block of freestone, uninscribed, standing in stackyard of farm. It measures circa 3.4m high, and 1m by 0.7m at the base. In circa 1860 the stone was knocked over and, before being re-erected, excavations were carried out around its base when part of a human skeleton, buried in black unctuous earth, was found. The stone was then re-erected on same spot. Traditionally said to mark the grave of a son of Camus or some other important personage in his army who was killed here in a battle between the Scots and the Danes.
Period Notes
c.2500 - 1500 BC
STUART, J, 1856, SCULPTURED STONES OF SCOTLAND, APPENDIX A (Bibliographic reference). SAB1800.
BONES
ORDNANCE SURVEY, 1871, Ordnance Name Book, No18(1863) 36-7 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1360.
BONES
SHEPHERD, IAG, 1988, THE PREHISTORIC SOCIETY SUMMER CONFERENCE 1988: ABERDEEN AND NORTH EAST SCOTLAND, 60 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1744.
Mar 21 1997 , COLOUR PRINTS, COLOUR PRINTS (Ground Photograph). SAB16724.
Author unknown, n.d., NSA, 281-2 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1269.
BONES
RCAHMS, n.d., S KINC LIST, No144 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1512.
BONES
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NO76SW6;
- NRHE Numlink: 36379;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO76SW0042;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/36379 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (6)
- --- SAB1269 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. n.d.. NSA. 281-2.
- --- SAB1360 Bibliographic reference: ORDNANCE SURVEY. 1871. Ordnance Name Book. No18(1863) 36-7.
- --- SAB1512 Bibliographic reference: RCAHMS. n.d.. S KINC LIST. No144.
- --- SAB16724 Ground Photograph: Mar 21 1997 . COLOUR PRINTS. Colour Negative. COLOUR PRINTS.
- --- SAB1744 Bibliographic reference: SHEPHERD, IAG. 1988. THE PREHISTORIC SOCIETY SUMMER CONFERENCE 1988: ABERDEEN AND NORTH EAST SCOTLAND. Y. 60.
- --- SAB1800 Bibliographic reference: STUART, J. 1856. SCULPTURED STONES OF SCOTLAND. APPENDIX A.
Finds (1)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
Record last edited
Apr 6 2021 2:59PM
