Document record MAB51801 - BLUE CAIRN OF RUTHVEN
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Summary
Site of cairn, which stood on a platform 0.61m high, and which was removed in 1913.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 4514 0258 (40m by 40m) Centred at - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ40SE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Logie Coldstone |
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Site of cairn, which stood on a platform 0.61m high, and which was removed in 1913. Any remains of the cairn are masked by tumble from walls which cross the site, and by large quantities of field clearance deposited on site.The Blue Cairn of Ruthven was a huge pyramidal pile of stones, 280 feet across from east to west and 140 north to south. It was almost entirely removed between 1913 and 1914 for road mending when a stone hammer axe weighing 4 1/2lbs was found. A circular platform of stones and earth, standing 1 or 2ft high, remained, which had extended a couple of yards beyond the nearly circular base of the cairn. On the eastern end there are some arrangements of stones that Ogston considered to be prehistoric shelters. At the site, at the corners of 4 cultivated fields, is a natural knoll crossed by the walls of the fields. Ogston's 'prehistoric shelters' are now an unintelligible mass of boulders, but they were almost certainly modern.
OGSTON, A, 1931, PREHIST ANTIQ HOWE OF CROMAR, 103-4 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1358.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NJ40SE19;
- NRHE Numlink: 17016;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ40SE0017;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/17016 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SAB1358 Bibliographic reference: OGSTON, A. 1931. PREHIST ANTIQ HOWE OF CROMAR. 103-4.
Finds (1)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Jan 28 2019 4:39PM
