Document record MAB62515 - HILL OF TANNACHIE
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Summary
Site of cairns.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 7874 8413 (40m by 40m) Centred at - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO78SE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Glenbervie |
Type and Period (3)
Full Description
Site of cairns. A cairn was demolished in the mid 19th Century, when a cist, covered by a slab, was found. It contained three urns, all of which disintegrated on exposure to the air. The urns contained ashes and pieces of burnt bones. There was, at one time, a large number of small cairns on the S side of the Hill of Tannachie, all of which were demolished for road metal, and at the bottom of each one, was an urn containing ashes. There is no mention of cists, and the urns were either broken or mouldered away. No trace and no further information.
ORDNANCE SURVEY, 1871, Ordnance Name Book, No12(1864) 51 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1360.
URNS
RCAHMS, n.d., N KINC LIST, No46 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1509.
URNS
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NO78SE8;
- NRHE Numlink: 36609;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO78SE0008;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/36609 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (2)
Finds (2)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
Record last edited
Feb 25 2016 1:50PM
