Document record MAB50952 - MEFT
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Summary
Site of Bronze Age burial ground.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 2739 6271 (210m by 163m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ26SE |
| Authority | Moray |
| Civil Parish | Urquhart |
Type and Period (3)
Full Description
Site of Bronze Age burial ground. Two probable cinerary urns were found on opening a 'hillock' or barrow'. One was found in a cist with a skeleton. An urn was found in a gravel pit some years before 1871. In 1870 a short cist containing a probable food vessel was found during ploughing.
ORDNANCE SURVEY, 1871, Ordnance Name Book, No22(1871) 52 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1360.
ROBERTSON, A. N., 1961, OLD DOVECOTS OF SCOTLAND, 254-5 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1503.
Author unknown, n.d., NSA, 1842,46 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1269.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: MOR;
- NMR Card Number: NJ26SE4;
- NRHE Numlink: 16555;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ26SE0003;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/16555 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (3)
Finds (3)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Record last edited
Sep 23 2020 4:21PM
