Document record MAB55785 - CULTS HOUSE
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Summary
Site of two cists found in 1850 north of Cults House.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 8901 0298 (40m by 40m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent. Former ACC City SMR overlay placed the polygon at NJ 89017 02988 - NGR for Cults House. |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ80SE |
| Authority | Aberdeen City |
| Civil Parish | Peterculter |
Type and Period (3)
Full Description
Smith (1875) reported that 'two coffins of stone, containing skulls and other bones were found, in 1850, a little to the north of the mansion house of Cults. Around these cists there was a circle of stones about 18 ft in diameter'. The cists were probbably removed prior to, or during, house building.
The exact position of these two cists is not known, but this area is now occupied by a housing estate, Darroch Park. The circle of stones that is said to have enclosed them may have been the remains of a cairn.
SMITH, A, 1875, A New History of Aberdeenshire, 2v, Aberdeen, Volume 1, pp 254 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1794.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ACY;
- NMR Card Number: NJ80SE18;
- NRHE Numlink: 19379;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ80SE0015;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/19379 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SAB1794 Bibliographic reference: SMITH, A. 1875. A New History of Aberdeenshire, 2v, Aberdeen, Volume 1. pp 254.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Record last edited
Jun 17 2026 10:08AM
