Document record MAB55574 - BORROWSTONE QUARRY, KINGSWELLS
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Summary
Site of a cist (Borrowstone Cist 6), found in 1983 during quarrying and excavated.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 8510 0780 (40m by 40m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ80NE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire City |
| Civil Parish | Newhills |
Type and Period (3)
Full Description
Site of a cist (Borrowstone Cist 6), found in 1983 during quarrying and excavated. The cist was built of granite and schist slabs and the internal dimensions being 1.1 m long by 0.7 m wide. The skeleton was inside was well preserved, lying on the left side in a crouched position on the paved floor. Its head was to the east and faced south. Lying on the right forearm on a pad of material was a greenstone wrist guard with bronze metal rivets. The grave goods included a bone pulley ring, a retouched flake and other flints, a quartz pebble and sherds of a beaker. The term cist refers to the box like shape of the 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, NJ80NE0030, NJ80NE0033 and NJ80NE0042 for other cists found in this quarry.
AAS/GR/85/CT179 - 345, AAS/GR/85/CT179 - 345 (Ground Photograph). SAB36788.
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). SAB36337.
Author unknown, n.d., EVENING EXPRESS, 13/12/83 (Bibliographic reference). SAB446.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ACY;
- NMR Card Number: NJ80NE73;
- NRHE Numlink: 149904;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ80NE0034;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/149904 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (6)
- --- 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.
- --- SAB36337 Air-vertical Photograph: May 30 1974 . NJ80N 2415229. Black & White. NJ80N 2415229.
- --- SAB36788 Ground Photograph: AAS/GR/85/CT179 - 345. Colour Transparency. AAS/GR/85/CT179 - 345.
- --- SAB446 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. n.d.. EVENING EXPRESS. 13/12/83.
- --- SAB8213 Bibliographic reference: COUNCIL FOR SCOTTISH ARCHAEOLOGY. 1985. DISCOVERY AND EXCAVATION IN SCOTLAND 1984. p.13.
Finds (1)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Aug 12 2024 12:28PM
