Building record MAB42011 - MALCOLM'S MOUNT
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Summary
Short cist and site of cairn.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 8588 8611 (40m by 40m) Centred at - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO88NE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Fetteresso |
Type and Period (3)
Full Description
Short cist and site of cairn. The cairn was removed about 1795 when some 'sepulchral urns' were found in it. The cist was found by workmen in 1822 while digging for road metal into a knoll. The cist contained the crouched skeleton of a man, apparently headless, and said to have been wrapped in vegetable fibres similar to netting, and a considerable quantity of human hair. Over the breast were the remains of a small oval box, about 5 inches long, apparently of elegantly carved wood. Prof. Stuart (1846) was sure that it was the burial-place of Malcolm I. The cist was carefully covered and trees planted over it. The few relics were preserved at Fetteresso Castle, but now lost. The name Malcolm's Mount appears to have been applied to the knoll after the cist was found. A watching brief carried out in 1998 on groundworks for new houses adjacent to the mound recorded no archaeological features. Work was also undertaken at this time to restructure the cist surround.
Period Notes
GrA-28623 from bone from a cremated young adult: 3650 +/- 35 BP, calibrated to 2137 - 1930 BC (at 2 sigma, OxCal 4.2 run 6/12/13).
STUART, J, 1822, ARCH SCOT 2, 425-6 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1815.
STUART, J, 1846, ANTIQUARIAN ESSAYS, 103-5 (Bibliographic reference). SAB3260.
STUART, J, 1854, DESCRIPTION OF AN ANCIENT TOMB DISCOVERED NEAR STONEHAVEN IN PSAS, 1 (1851-4) PP139-140, p 139-140 (Bibliographic reference). SAB4873.
STUART, J, 1866, PSAS 6(1864-66) 114-78, 114-78 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1909.
ORDNANCE SURVEY, 1871, Ordnance Name Book, No10(1865) 242 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1360.
EELES, F. C., 1897, STONEHAVEN, HISTORICAL & DESCRIPTIVE, 26 (Bibliographic reference). SAB447.
SABINE, K. A., 1998, REPORT ON OBSERVATION OF EXCAVATION WORK AND RESTRUCTURING OF CIST SURROUND AT MALCOLM'S MOUNT, STONEHAVEN, WB report (Bibliographic reference). SAB3290.
EXCAVATION REPORT
Aug 1 1995 , AAS/GR/95/CT236,241, AAS/GR/95/CT236,241 (Ground Photograph). SAB32935.
Jan 1 1992 , AAS/GR/92/CT88-92, AAS/GR/92/CT88-92 (Ground Photograph). SAB33238.
Jan 1 1998 , AAS/GR/98/CT155-156, AAS/GR/98/CT155-156 (Ground Photograph). SAB33084.
RCAHMS, n.d., N KINC LIST, 43 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1509.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NO88NE6;
- NRHE Numlink: 36944;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO88NE0006;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/36944 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (11)
- --- SAB1360 Bibliographic reference: ORDNANCE SURVEY. 1871. Ordnance Name Book. No10(1865) 242.
- --- SAB1509 Bibliographic reference: RCAHMS. n.d.. N KINC LIST. 43.
- --- SAB1815 Bibliographic reference: STUART, J. 1822. ARCH SCOT 2. 425-6.
- --- SAB1909 Bibliographic reference: STUART, J. 1866. PSAS 6(1864-66) 114-78. 114-78.
- --- SAB3260 Bibliographic reference: STUART, J. 1846. ANTIQUARIAN ESSAYS. 103-5.
- --- SAB3290 Bibliographic reference: SABINE, K. A.. 1998. REPORT ON OBSERVATION OF EXCAVATION WORK AND RESTRUCTURING OF CIST SURROUND AT MALCOLM'S MOUNT, STONEHAVEN. WB report.
- --- SAB32935 Ground Photograph: Aug 1 1995 . AAS/GR/95/CT236,241. Colour Transparency. AAS/GR/95/CT236,241.
- --- SAB33084 Ground Photograph: Jan 1 1998 . AAS/GR/98/CT155-156. Colour Transparency. AAS/GR/98/CT155-156.
- --- SAB33238 Ground Photograph: Jan 1 1992 . AAS/GR/92/CT88-92. Colour Transparency. AAS/GR/92/CT88-92.
- --- SAB447 Bibliographic reference: EELES, F. C.. 1897. STONEHAVEN, HISTORICAL & DESCRIPTIVE. 26.
- --- SAB4873 Bibliographic reference: STUART, J. 1854. DESCRIPTION OF AN ANCIENT TOMB DISCOVERED NEAR STONEHAVEN IN PSAS, 1 (1851-4) PP139-140. p 139-140.
Finds (3)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (3)
Record last edited
May 13 2024 4:12PM
