Document record MAB55086 - THE GAMMONS
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Summary
Site of stone circle.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 7265 3734 (40m by 40m) Centred at - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ73NW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Fyvie |
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Site of stone circle. The OS Name Book (1871) notes a large boulder said to be the remains of a stone circle. Coles (1903) as two large stones with various smaller stones lying close by. use to remain, with various smaller stones lying close to them. In Coles' opinion they were the removed stones of a circle, huddled together in a heap, but he could obtain no local information on the site. The farmer used these stones to help fill in a mill dam to the northeast in 1963. OS site visit 1973 found nothing and there are now no remains at the site.
ORDNANCE SURVEY, 1871, Ordnance Name Book, (1871) 84 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1360.
COLES, FR, 1903, REPORT ON THE STONE CIRCLES OF NORTH-EASTERN SCOTLAND, CHIEFLY IN AUCHTERLESS AND FORGUE IN PSAS 37 (1903), 82-142, 97 (Bibliographic reference). SAB233.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NJ73NW5;
- NRHE Numlink: 19109;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ73NW0005;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/19109 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (2)
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Record last edited
Oct 31 2023 10:39AM
