Document record MAB55573 - BORROWSTONE QUARRY, KINGSWELLS
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Summary
Site of cist (Borrowstone Cist 5), one of three found in November 1983 during quarrying and excavated (see also NJ80NE0030 and NJ80NE0034).
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 8510 0779 (40m by 40m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ80NE |
| Authority | Aberdeen City |
| Civil Parish | Newhills |
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
This cist constituted four large slabs of mica schist, with the internal dimension being 1 metre long by 0.85 metres wide.
Excavation recovered part of a skeleton, a beaker, seven barbed and tanged arrowheads, two unmodified blade knives, two retouched blade knives, a small flake, a worn round scraper, and quartz fragments. The flint assemblage from the cist is made from Buchan flint, pale grey to pale orange in colour. The finely made arrowheads indicate that this is an archer's grave.
This is one of a group of six short stone cists were found on the site of the quarry at Borrowstone Farm from 1976 to 1984. See also NJ80NE0025, NJ80NE0027 and NJ80NE0042 for other cists found in this quarry.
AAS/GR/85/CT179 - 345, AAS/GR/85/CT179 - 345 (Ground Photograph). SAB36789.
THE SCOTSMAN, 0000, THE SCOTSMAN, 16/12/83 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1819.
COUNCIL FOR SCOTTISH ARCHAEOLOGY, 1985, DISCOVERY AND EXCAVATION IN SCOTLAND 1984, p.13 (Bibliographic reference). SAB8213.
SHEPHERD, A, 2012, STEPPING OUT TOGETHER: MEN, WOMEN AND THEIR BEAKERS IN TIME AND SPACE' IN ALLEN ET AL (EDS) IS THERE A BRITISH CHALCOLITHIC? (Bibliographic reference). SAB1775.
May 30 1974 , NJ80N 2415229, NJ80N 2415229 (Air-vertical Photograph). SAB36336.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ACY;
- NMR Card Number: NJ80NE73;
- NRHE Numlink: 149904;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ80NE0033;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/149904 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SAB1775 Bibliographic reference: SHEPHERD, A. 2012. STEPPING OUT TOGETHER: MEN, WOMEN AND THEIR BEAKERS IN TIME AND SPACE' IN ALLEN ET AL (EDS) IS THERE A BRITISH CHALCOLITHIC?.
- --- SAB1819 Bibliographic reference: THE SCOTSMAN. 0000. THE SCOTSMAN. 16/12/83.
- --- SAB36336 Air-vertical Photograph: May 30 1974 . NJ80N 2415229. Black & White. NJ80N 2415229.
- --- SAB36789 Ground Photograph: AAS/GR/85/CT179 - 345. Colour Transparency. AAS/GR/85/CT179 - 345.
- --- SAB8213 Bibliographic reference: COUNCIL FOR SCOTTISH ARCHAEOLOGY. 1985. DISCOVERY AND EXCAVATION IN SCOTLAND 1984. p.13.
Finds (9)
- HUMAN REMAINS (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 801 BC)
- BEAKER (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 801 BC)
- BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 801 BC)
- BLADE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 801 BC)
- RETOUCHED FLAKE / BLADE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 801 BC)
- RETOUCHED FLAKE / BLADE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 801 BC)
- FLAKE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 801 BC)
- SCRAPER (TOOL) (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 801 BC)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 801 BC)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Jun 17 2026 10:01AM
