Document record MAB58766 - POW SOD OF ATHERB
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Summary
Site of short cist and cairn excavated by Milne in 1854.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 9250 4990 (40m by 40m) Location only - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ94NW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | New Deer |
Type and Period (3)
Full Description
Site of short cist and cairn excavated by Milne in 1854. It was turf-covered with a cavity on top, measuring 10.97m in diameter and 1.83m high, the cavity on top 1.22m in diameter and 45.7 cm deep. Below the cavity on top and cut into the boulder clay on which the cairn rested were two oblong cavities, lying east-west. They were filled with pebbles mixed with ash-like earth in which minute fragments of calcined bone could be detected. They were not stone-lined. On the west side of the cairn was a small cist formed by six stones enclosing an area. It contained 17 flint nodules, a flint axe and scraper, a pigmy cup and a broken urn.
MILNE, J, 1892, T BUCHAN FC(1891-2) 97-108, 103-5 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1153.
FLINT ARTIFACTS
ANDERSON, J, 1896, PSAS 30(1895-6) 346-51, 346-51 (Bibliographic reference). SAB49.
FLINT ARTEFACTS
CLARKE, DL, 1970, BEAKER POTTERY OF GB & NI, No1428F (Bibliographic reference). SAB228.
PIGMY CUP
Oct 1 1992 , CNR 20-28, CNR 20-28 (Ground Photograph). SAB33925.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NJ94NW25;
- NRHE Numlink: 20617;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ94NW0024;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/20617 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SAB1153 Bibliographic reference: MILNE, J. 1892. T BUCHAN FC(1891-2) 97-108. 103-5.
- --- SAB228 Bibliographic reference: CLARKE, DL. 1970. BEAKER POTTERY OF GB & NI. No1428F.
- --- SAB33925 Ground Photograph: Oct 1 1992 . CNR 20-28. Colour Negative. CNR 20-28.
- --- SAB49 Bibliographic reference: ANDERSON, J. 1896. PSAS 30(1895-6) 346-51. 346-51.
Finds (5)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
Record last edited
Sep 25 2020 3:15PM
