Document record MAB62839 - FETTERESSO CASTLE
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Summary
Pit containing a cordoned urn found in 1995 in the top of a glacial mound: it was part exposed by animal erosion.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 8444 8554 (40m by 40m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO88NW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Fetteresso |
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Pit containing a cordoned urn found in 1995 in the top of a glacial mound: it was part exposed by animal erosion. The urn was inverted in the narrow pit with a large flat stone overlying it. The urn was decorated on upper cordon with horizontal lines and large triangles, and the inner rim decorated. It was broken partly in antiquity and partly by finder, the remainder collapsed on excavation. The infill contained pieces of cremated bone, but there were no ashes or other finds.
Period Notes
GrA-28615 3325+/-40 BP (calibrated 1680-1520 BC at 1 sigma).
Author unknown, , PRESS & JOURNAL, 28/04/95 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1416.
CORDONED URN
GREIG, M, 1995, DES : FETTERESSO CASTLE, 34 (Bibliographic reference). SAB707.
CORDONED URN
Apr 1 1995 , AAS/GR/95/CT42-51, AAS/GR/95/CT42-51 (Ground Photograph). SAB32911.
Apr 25 1995 , MK 1-3, MK 1-3 (Ground Photograph). SAB33358.
Author unknown, n.d., MEARNS LEADER, 5/5/95 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1258.
CORDONED URN
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NO88NW37;
- NRHE Numlink: 107590;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO88NW0035;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/107590 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SAB1258 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. n.d.. MEARNS LEADER. 5/5/95.
- --- SAB1416 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. . PRESS & JOURNAL. 28/04/95.
- --- SAB32911 Ground Photograph: Apr 1 1995 . AAS/GR/95/CT42-51. Colour Transparency. AAS/GR/95/CT42-51.
- --- SAB33358 Ground Photograph: Apr 25 1995 . MK 1-3. Black & White. MK 1-3.
- --- SAB707 Bibliographic reference: GREIG, M. 1995. DES : FETTERESSO CASTLE. Y. 34.
Finds (2)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
Record last edited
Jun 20 2023 12:04PM
