Find Spot record MAB48999 - RATTRAY
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Summary
Three clay vases/urns were found in this area in 1829, filled with a black 'clammy substance' and ashes in a triangular formation under a flat stone circa 100 yds from the Castle Hill of Rattray.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NK 0871 5774 (40m by 40m) Location only - Point |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NK05NE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Crimond |
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Three clay vases/urns were found in this area in 1829, filled with a black 'clammy substance' and ashes in a triangular formation under a flat stone circa 100 yds from the Castle Hill of Rattray. One of the urns was pierced with holes in the side and base. Anderson believes, on the evidence of Early Medieval pictures of funeral rites of that time, that these vases are incense cups full of charcoals, of the period from the 12th-16th centuries. One of the urns and a sketch of the other two were donated to the NMAS. It now would appear that these may in fact be kiln furniture, as pottery kilns have been found nearby.
ORDNANCE SURVEY, 1871, Ordnance Name Book, No21(1870) 29 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1360.
KILN FURNITURE
ANDERSON, J, 1876, PSAS 11(1874-6) 363-410, 380-1 (Bibliographic reference). SAB55.
KILN FUNITURE
ANDERSON, J, 1886, SCOT IN PAGAN TIMES,BRONZE AGE, 12-3 (Bibliographic reference). SAB5.
KILN FURNITURE
BROOKS, C, 1977, NOTES ON SCOTTISH MEDIEVAL KILN FURNITURE FROM RATTRAY, ABERDEENSHIRE. PSAS 108(1976-7) 379-82, 379-82 (Bibliographic reference). SAB168.
KILN FURNITURE
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NK05NE5;
- NRHE Numlink: 21093;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NK05NE0005;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/21093 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SAB1360 Bibliographic reference: ORDNANCE SURVEY. 1871. Ordnance Name Book. No21(1870) 29.
- --- SAB168 Bibliographic reference: BROOKS, C. 1977. NOTES ON SCOTTISH MEDIEVAL KILN FURNITURE FROM RATTRAY, ABERDEENSHIRE. PSAS 108(1976-7) 379-82. Y. 379-82.
- --- SAB5 Bibliographic reference: ANDERSON, J. 1886. SCOT IN PAGAN TIMES,BRONZE AGE. 12-3.
- --- SAB55 Bibliographic reference: ANDERSON, J. 1876. PSAS 11(1874-6) 363-410. 380-1.
Finds (1)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Record last edited
Sep 16 2022 12:26PM
