Document record MAB56234 - BLACKHILLS
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Summary
Site of a short cist containing a beaker and a skull, found in 1855 in levelling a sand hillock at Blackhills, Skene.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 8100 1100 (40m by 40m) Location only - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ81SW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Skene |
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Site of a short cist containing a beaker and a skull, found in 1855 in levelling a sand hillock at Blackhills, Skene. The beaker, of which nearly half remained, was purchased for the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS) in 1934 (now NMS). The exact site of the cist is not known (OS Name Book gives Blackhill for Backhill, and which may relate to the farm NJ81SW0088). The remains of a Beaker recovered from the grave is in the Royal Museum of Scotland (NMS: EG 67), but the present whereabouts of the urn found at the same time as the Beaker is not known. See also NJ81SW0054.
DONATIONS & PURCHASES, 1934, PSAS 68(1933-4), 415 (Bibliographic reference). SAB393.
BEAKER
CLARKE, DL, 1970, BEAKER POTTERY OF GB & NI, 346 FIG 545 (Bibliographic reference). SAB228.
BEAKER
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NJ81SW31;
- NRHE Numlink: 19569;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ81SW0024;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/19569 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (2)
Finds (1)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
Record last edited
May 16 2024 2:50PM
