Document record MAB50431 - EASTERTON
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Summary
Cemetery, enclosed within an earthen bank and containing several hundred skeletons, discovered during ploughing in May 1894.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 1450 6491 (40m by 40m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ16SW |
| Authority | Moray |
| Civil Parish | Duffus |
Type and Period (4)
Full Description
Cemetery, enclosed within an earthen bank and containing several hundred skeletons, discovered during ploughing in May 1894. It had an internal clay wall 0.30 m x 0.56 m x 0.20 m deep. The skeletons, apparently all adults, young and old, lay north-south in rows on their backs, nearly touching each other. Scrapers and worked flints found amongst the bones but these were probably intrusive. Exposure was due to sand blow. Young's descriptions (1895, 1896) of the burial ground are conflicting making it difficult to locate it to either NJ139649 or NJ145647. A location of circa NJ145649 has also been suggested by the landowner, a site which does agree topographically with Young's sketch plan.
YOUNG, I, 1896, RELIQU & ILLUS ARCH No1,142-5, 142-150 (Bibliographic reference). SAB2141.
YOUNG, HW, 1896, RELIQUARY 2, 237-61, 237-241, 39-44 (Bibliographic reference). SAB2131.
ALLEN, JR, 1903, EARLY CHRISTIAN MONUMENTS OF SCOTLAND 3, 125 (Bibliographic reference). SAB3.
WALKER, IC, 1968, STUD.IN ANCIENT EUROPE,95-115, 95-115, MAPS (Bibliographic reference). SAB2001.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: MOR;
- NMR Card Number: NJ16SW24;
- NRHE Numlink: 16253;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ16SW0018;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/16253 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SAB2001 Bibliographic reference: WALKER, IC. 1968. STUD.IN ANCIENT EUROPE,95-115. Y. 95-115, MAPS.
- --- SAB2131 Bibliographic reference: YOUNG, HW. 1896. RELIQUARY 2, 237-61. 237-241, 39-44.
- --- SAB2141 Bibliographic reference: YOUNG, I. 1896. RELIQU & ILLUS ARCH No1,142-5. 142-150.
- --- SAB3 Bibliographic reference: ALLEN, JR. 1903. EARLY CHRISTIAN MONUMENTS OF SCOTLAND 3. Y. 125.
Finds (2)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (3)
Record last edited
Oct 12 2022 6:02PM
