Document record MAB61860 - RYE HILLOCK, BALLOWNIE
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Summary
Site of a cairn.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 6100 6501 (40m by 40m) Location only - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO66NW |
| Civil Parish | Stracathro |
| Authority | Angus |
Type and Period (3)
Full Description
Site of a cairn. Jervise cites a passage from Tytler's History of Scotland where some years before 1840 a mound called Re or Rye Hillock was opened. This lay near the church of Stracathro. Beneath the mound was a stone coffin, circa 2ft (61 cm) below the surface. The cist contained human remains and an object, described as 'the figure of a fish, made of gold, and about the length of a person's finger'. Coles interprets this as a cist burial with a bronze blade.
Jervise, A, 1862, Proc Soc Antiq Scot 3, 33 (Bibliographic reference). SAB12049.
ORDNANCE SURVEY, 1871, Ordnance Name Book, Book No. 79, 27-8 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1360.
Don, W G, 1896, [Untitled], 48 (Bibliographic reference). SAB6570.
COLES, J.M., 1964, SCOTTISH MIDDLE BRONZE AGE METALWORK. PSAS 97, 148 (Bibliographic reference). SAB235.
RCAHMS, 1983, [Untitled], 7, No. 7 (Bibliographic reference). SAB9231.
Author unknown, n.d., NSA, Vol. 11, (Forfar) 665-6 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1269.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ANG;
- NMR Card Number: NO66NW7;
- NRHE Numlink: 36001;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO66NW0007;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/36001 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (6)
- --- SAB12049 Bibliographic reference: Jervise, A. 1862. Proc Soc Antiq Scot 3. 33.
- --- SAB1269 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. n.d.. NSA. Vol. 11, (Forfar) 665-6.
- --- SAB1360 Bibliographic reference: ORDNANCE SURVEY. 1871. Ordnance Name Book. Book No. 79, 27-8.
- --- SAB235 Bibliographic reference: COLES, J.M.. 1964. SCOTTISH MIDDLE BRONZE AGE METALWORK. PSAS 97. N. 148.
- --- SAB6570 Bibliographic reference: Don, W G. 1896. [Untitled]. 48.
- --- SAB9231 Bibliographic reference: RCAHMS. 1983. [Untitled]. 7, No. 7.
Finds (2)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Nov 18 2025 3:28PM
