Document record MAB58526 - CRAIGIE
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Summary
Site of alleged burial chamber.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 9152 2011 (40m by 40m) Location only - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ92SW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Belhelvie |
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Site of alleged burial chamber. The OS Name Book records that until 1861 this was a cromlech consisting of a block of blue granite supported by a large block of granite at each corner, traditionally said to have marked the burial of a Pictish king. When blasted by navvies it was found to contain only 'black unctuous earth surrounded by clay'. OS site visit 1964 noted that six large boulders of blue granite lay in area but these have been blasted recently. It seems probable that there was never anything more than glacial erratic here.
ORDNANCE SURVEY, 1871, Ordnance Name Book, No8(1865) 7, FIG (Bibliographic reference). SAB1360.
COLES, FR, 1902, REPORT ON STONE CIRCLES IN ABERDEENSHIRE IN PSAS 36(1901-2) 488-581, 509 (Bibliographic reference). SAB232.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NJ92SW6;
- NRHE Numlink: 20409;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ92SW0020;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/20409 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (2)
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Record last edited
Aug 7 2019 5:45PM
