Document record MAB52834 - HILLHEAD
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Summary
Site of cairns.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 5294 2647 (210m by 193m) Centred at - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ52NW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Clatt |
Type and Period (4)
Full Description
Site of cairns. Upwards of 20 tumuli were destroyed circa 1846 during land reclamation. Each consisted of a 'continued series of upright stones' about 2.4m in diameter, with, in the centre, 'a grave of unusual dimensions', some cut into solid rock. Burnt bones and ornamented urns with calcined bones were found. On the 1867 and 1888 OS maps the site of a 'causeway' is marked in this area leading from 'the site of a stone circle' to the site of tumuli'.
ORDNANCE SURVEY, 1871, Ordnance Name Book, No14(1866) 24-5 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1360.
URNS
Author unknown, n.d., NSA, (1845) 851 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1269.
URNS
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NJ52NW11;
- NRHE Numlink: 17724;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ52NW0011;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/17724 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (2)
Finds (2)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Record last edited
Apr 21 2020 3:40PM
