Find Spot record MAB48671 - BALUSS, CAIRNGALL
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Summary
Two oak coffins found in this area of peat moss in 1813 when peat diggers removed a tumulus.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NK 0000 4700 (40m by 40m) Location only - Point |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NK04NW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Longside |
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Two oak coffins found in this area of peat moss in 1813 when peat diggers removed a tumulus. A contemporary description with a watercolour of one of the coffins says, 'In digging peat moss on the estate of Cairngall Longside parish in August 1813 men found in a tumulus, two oak coffins, one of them entire, the other not so. Hollowed out of the solid tree measuring seven feet by two feet. No vestige of bones was found in them, but a small quantity of soft earthy matter. Their tops were flat boards; and their exteriors exhibited the bark of the tree in a very perfect state. They were placed close together and lay east and west.' Both coffins had been hollowed out of solid trees, had parallel sides, rounded ends and two projecting knobs for carrying. Part of one (circa 5 inches long) was in Arbuthnott Museum, Peterhead in 1888. On English analogies they have Food Vessel associations.
COLOUR PRINT (1976), COLOUR PRINT (1976) (Ground Photograph). SAB14978.
ANDERSON, J, 1888, REPORTS ON LOCAL MUSEUMS IN SCOTLAND IN PSAS 22(1887-88) 331-422, 366 (Bibliographic reference). SAB17.
OAK COFFINS
ANDERSON, J, 1896, PSAS 30(1895-6) 346-51, MANUSCRIPT (Bibliographic reference). SAB49.
OAK COFFINS
CHILDE, VG, 1946, SCOTLAND BEFORE THE SCOTS, 119 (Bibliographic reference). SAB223.
OAK COFFINS
COWIE, T, 2011, BOG BODIES FROM SCOTLAND: OLD FINDS, NEW RECORDS. IN JOURNAL OF WETLAND ARCHAEOLOGY 10:1, 1-45 (Bibliographic reference). SAB8227.
Author unknown, n.d., NSA, (1845) 354 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1269.
OAK COFFINS
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NK04NW3;
- NRHE Numlink: 21023;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NK04NW0003;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/21023 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (6)
- --- SAB1269 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. n.d.. NSA. (1845) 354.
- --- SAB14978 Ground Photograph: COLOUR PRINT (1976). Colour Negative. COLOUR PRINT (1976).
- --- SAB17 Bibliographic reference: ANDERSON, J. 1888. REPORTS ON LOCAL MUSEUMS IN SCOTLAND IN PSAS 22(1887-88) 331-422. Y. 366.
- --- SAB223 Bibliographic reference: CHILDE, VG. 1946. SCOTLAND BEFORE THE SCOTS. 119.
- --- SAB49 Bibliographic reference: ANDERSON, J. 1896. PSAS 30(1895-6) 346-51. MANUSCRIPT.
- --- SAB8227 Bibliographic reference: COWIE, T. 2011. BOG BODIES FROM SCOTLAND: OLD FINDS, NEW RECORDS. IN JOURNAL OF WETLAND ARCHAEOLOGY 10:1, 1-45. Y.
Finds (1)
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Related Events/Activities (2)
Record last edited
May 9 2022 10:47AM
