Document record MAB54177 - MOUNTBLAIRY
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Summary
Site of cists.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 6899 5399 (40m by 40m) Location only - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ65SE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Alvah |
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Site of cists. An 1859 source records that various graves have been found, paved in the bottom with boulders, and some containing bones and earth. Also that two 'hammers', of hard clay, were found nearby while digging the foundations of a new building in Orchard Park, Mountblairy. One of these 'hammers' has a perforation through one extremity. Measurements: 165mm in length by 101mm in breadth and 88mm thick. These are possibly loom weights. Orchard Park cannot be located now.
STUART, J, 1857, NOTICE OF THE EARLY ECCLESIASTICAL SETTLEMENT.....AND OF RECENT EXCAVATION AT THE HA' HILLOCK. PSAS 2(1854-6) 368-72, 371 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1801.
CLAY HAMMERS
DONATIONS & PURCHASES, 1860, PSAS 3(1859-60), 68 (Bibliographic reference). SAB415.
CLAY HAMMERS
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NJ65SE8;
- NRHE Numlink: 18420;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ65SE0007;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/18420 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (2)
Finds (3)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Record last edited
Nov 24 2020 4:49PM
