Document record MAB59107 - CAIRNYCROCH
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Summary
Site of cairn.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 9040 6228 (41m by 38m) Location only - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ96SW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Tyrie |
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Site of cairn. The OS Name Boom (1870) records that it was a large mound of earth and stones, situated on ' ... a conspicuous and uncultivated eminence of considerable height and prominence'. In removing a portion of Cairnycroch for building purposes, hundreds of flint arrowheads lying in a heap were found. OS site visit 1967 concluded that the 'conspicuous ..... eminence' was a glacial knoll of earth and gravel, destroyed by quarrying on its northeast side and not an antiquity. There was no sign of the mound and no further information was found about the arrowheads.
ORDNANCE SURVEY, 1871, Ordnance Name Book, No90(1870) 6 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1360.
FLINT ARROWHEADS
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NJ96SW6;
- NRHE Numlink: 20835;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ96SW0006;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/20835 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SAB1360 Bibliographic reference: ORDNANCE SURVEY. 1871. Ordnance Name Book. No90(1870) 6.
Finds (1)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Record last edited
Apr 29 2019 9:08AM
