Monument record MAB41814 - MONTGOLDRUM 1
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Summary
Remains of a cairn, the remains visible as a vague turf-covered swelling.
Protected Status/Designation
- Scheduled Monument 4754: Montgoldrum cairns and hut circle
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 8169 7720 (154m by 90m) Centred at - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO87NW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Arbuthnott |
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Remains of a cairn, the remains visible as a vague turf-covered swelling. Around the southeast arc are six rough boulders similar to kerb stones around adjacent cairn NO87NW0005. Some of these are displaced, the others almost certainly form part of a kerb. Scheduling entry records the remains of at least six burial cairns and a hut circle on the top of Montgoldrum Hill. The largest cairn measures circa 18.5m in diameter and 0.7m high. To the southwest a cairn depicted as 'The Camp' measures circa 17.8m in diameter (NO87NW0005). To the north-northeast is a line of three low cairns with a further low cairn to the northwest. The hut circle lies east of the cairns, and measures 10.5m in diameter defined by a turf-covered wall circa 0.2m high.
CHRISTISON, D, 1900, THE FORT, ‘CAMPS’ AND OTHER FIELDWORKS OF PERTH, FORFAR AND KINCARDINE, 107 (Bibliographic reference). SAB227.
COLES, FR, 1903, REPORT ON THE STONE CIRCLES OF NORTH-EASTERN SCOTLAND, CHIEFLY IN AUCHTERLESS AND FORGUE IN PSAS 37 (1903), 82-142, 195-6 (Bibliographic reference). SAB233.
KEY, R, 1998, ASSIGNMENT 3, PROSPECTION (Bibliographic reference). SAB1030.
Jul 12 2005 , AAS/05/5/CT113, AAS/05/5/CT113 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB18287.
RCAHMS, n.d., S KINC LIST, No58(1) (Bibliographic reference). SAB1512.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- HES Scheduled Monument Number: 4754;
- NMR Card Number: NO87NW4;
- NRHE Numlink: 36817;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO87NW0004;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM4754 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/36817 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SAB1030 Bibliographic reference: KEY, R. 1998. ASSIGNMENT 3, PROSPECTION.
- --- SAB1512 Bibliographic reference: RCAHMS. n.d.. S KINC LIST. No58(1).
- --- SAB18287 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 12 2005 . AAS/05/5/CT113. Colour Transparency. AAS/05/5/CT113.
- --- SAB227 Bibliographic reference: CHRISTISON, D. 1900. THE FORT, ‘CAMPS’ AND OTHER FIELDWORKS OF PERTH, FORFAR AND KINCARDINE. 107.
- --- 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. 195-6.
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Record last edited
Apr 2 2026 2:22PM
