Document record MAB55303 - RAPPLABURN
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Summary
Site of recumbent stone circle, depicted on the OS 1st and 2nd edition maps as 'remains of' a stone circle.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 7270 4054 (32m by 32m) Centred at - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ74SW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Auchterless |
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Site of recumbent stone circle, depicted on the OS 1st and 2nd edition maps as 'remains of' a stone circle. By that time it has been reduced to a pile of large stones and the OS Name Book (1871) records that many stones were removed and used for building purposes. Five stones were present in 1902, one of which measured 2.4m by 1.5m by 0.9m, suggested by Coles to be a recumbent. All five have since been removed and there are now no upstanding remains but there is a circular light patch showing on a vertical aerial photograph taken in 1977 at this location.
ORDNANCE SURVEY, 1871, Ordnance Name Book, No7(1871) 76 (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, 106 (Bibliographic reference). SAB233.
Jan 1 1922 , SC 681504 , SC 681504 (Ground Photograph). SAB20032.
Jul 7 1977 , NJ74N 2731226, NJ74N 2731226 (Air-vertical Photograph). SAB18202.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NJ74SW7;
- NRHE Numlink: 19224;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ74SW0006;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/19224 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SAB1360 Bibliographic reference: ORDNANCE SURVEY. 1871. Ordnance Name Book. No7(1871) 76.
- --- SAB18202 Air-vertical Photograph: Jul 7 1977 . NJ74N 2731226. Black & White. NJ74N 2731226.
- --- SAB20032 Ground Photograph: Jan 1 1922 . SC 681504 . Black & White. SC 681504 .
- --- SAB233 Bibliographic reference: COLES, FR. 1903. REPORT ON THE STONE CIRCLES OF NORTH-EASTERN SCOTLAND, CHIEFLY IN AUCHTERLESS AND FORGUE IN PSAS 37 (1903), 82-142. 106.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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Record last edited
Oct 26 2020 3:07PM
