Document record MAB54827 - KNOCKOLLOCHIE HILL
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Summary
Site of cairns.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 7030 2520 (40m by 40m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ72NW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Chapel of Garioch |
Type and Period (3)
Full Description
Site of cairns. One cairn was excavated by Dalrymple in 1865, in which the stones at the base were larger than those in the upper levels. The stones had been laid on the natural ground surface, which was covered by charcoal and burning marks. In a hole, a cinerary urn was found inverted over a deposit of bone and ash with a flat stone resting on its upturned base. A miniature axe head and a piece of serpentine, marked by use, were also found. This is the sole instance in Scotland of a cinerary urn being found as the primary interment in a cairn. Now no trace but a lot of loose stones scattered along summit of hill suggests there may have been more cairns.
DALRYMPLE, CE, 1866, PSAS 6(1884-6) 276-8, 276-8 (Bibliographic reference). SAB432.
URN
ABERCROMBY, J, 1912, A STUDY OF THE BRONZE AGE POTTERY OF GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND AND ITS ASSOCIATED GRAVE-GOODS, 509, ILL (Bibliographic reference). SAB2.
URN
SIMPSON, WD, 1943, PROVINCE OF MAR, 36 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1676.
URN
WOODHAM, AA, 1961, DES,3, 3 (Bibliographic reference). SAB2017.
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LYNCH, F, 1975, PSAS 106(1974-5) 30-3, 30-3 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1086.
URN
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NJ72NW26;
- NRHE Numlink: 18807;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ72NW0025;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/18807 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SAB1086 Bibliographic reference: LYNCH, F. 1975. PSAS 106(1974-5) 30-3. Y. 30-3.
- --- SAB1676 Bibliographic reference: SIMPSON, WD. 1943. PROVINCE OF MAR. 36.
- --- SAB2 Bibliographic reference: ABERCROMBY, J. 1912. A STUDY OF THE BRONZE AGE POTTERY OF GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND AND ITS ASSOCIATED GRAVE-GOODS. 509, ILL.
- --- SAB2017 Bibliographic reference: WOODHAM, AA. 1961. DES,3. 3.
- --- SAB432 Bibliographic reference: DALRYMPLE, CE. 1866. PSAS 6(1884-6) 276-8. 276-8.
Finds (5)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
Record last edited
Feb 6 2013 1:53PM
