Document record MAB62573 - DURRIS
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Summary
Site of chambered cairn.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 7699 9600 (40m by 40m) Location only - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO79NE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Durris |
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Site of chambered cairn. When stones were removed from a large round cairn to prevent encroachment of the River Dee, after the flood of 1829, they were found to have covered an artificial mound of earth of exactly the same shape. A large trench or grave, built with stones on the sides are covered with three very large stone was discovered at a depth of 3ft. It contained human bones mixed with charcoal and it was observed that part of the skull, 'contrary to the usual mode of interment', was placed at the east end of the grave. It was probably on the south bank or the Dee but its exact location is uncertain, described in the NSA (1845) as being probably 'a short distance below the Church of Durris'.
HENDERSON, JA, 1892, ANNALS OF LOWER DEESIDE, 19 (Bibliographic reference). SAB722.
WATT, JC, 1914, MEARNS OF OLD, 47 (Bibliographic reference). SAB2005.
RCAHMS, n.d., N KINC LIST, No35 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1509.
Author unknown, n.d., NSA, No11(1843) 172 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1269.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NO79NE4;
- NRHE Numlink: 36655;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO79NE0004;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/36655 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SAB1269 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. n.d.. NSA. No11(1843) 172.
- --- SAB1509 Bibliographic reference: RCAHMS. n.d.. N KINC LIST. No35.
- --- SAB2005 Bibliographic reference: WATT, JC. 1914. MEARNS OF OLD. 47.
- --- SAB722 Bibliographic reference: HENDERSON, JA. 1892. ANNALS OF LOWER DEESIDE. 19.
Finds (1)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
Record last edited
Dec 1 2020 12:06PM
