Document record MAB62898 - NETHER CRIGGIE
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Summary
Site of a short cist, aligned east-west, found in August 1954 at a depth of 1.80m while extracting gravel from a knoll.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 8378 8238 (40m by 40m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO88SW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Dunnottar |
Type and Period (5)
Full Description
Site of a short cist, aligned east-west, found in August 1954 at a depth of 1.80m while extracting gravel from a knoll. The cist was paved with small stones and contained the skeletons of a young adult female and a baby accompanied by three beakers (WC Step 5 N/NR, SN Step 5 N3/L, and LN Step 5 N3/L). Two worked flints were found on the surface of the gravel immediately outside the southwest corner of the cist which can be almost certainly be ascribed to the burial. Several other fragments of flint along with two 'worked stones' were also found. The adult skeleton lay probably on its back with head at the west end. The child lay in northeast corner. A radiocarbon date is given as 2280 - 2030 BC.
Period Notes
OxA sample no V-2166-46 date given BP 3741+/- 32 and calibrated BC 2210-2050 and 2280-2030.
KIRK, W, 1956, THREE BRONZE AGE CIST BURIALS IN NE SCOTLAND. IN PSAS 88(1954-6) 10-2, 1-6,12-4 (Bibliographic reference). SAB996.
BEAKERS
CLARKE, DL, 1970, BEAKER POTTERY OF GB & NI, 320, FIG 322-4 (Bibliographic reference). SAB228.
BEAKERS
Dec 18 1995 , NN 8-20, NN 8-20 (Ground Photograph). SAB33457.
RCAHMS, n.d., S KINC LIST, No119 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1512.
BEAKERS
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NO88SW6;
- NRHE Numlink: 37036;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO88SW0005;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/37036 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SAB1512 Bibliographic reference: RCAHMS. n.d.. S KINC LIST. No119.
- --- SAB228 Bibliographic reference: CLARKE, DL. 1970. BEAKER POTTERY OF GB & NI. 320, FIG 322-4.
- --- SAB33457 Ground Photograph: Dec 18 1995 . NN 8-20. Black & White. NN 8-20.
- --- SAB996 Bibliographic reference: KIRK, W. 1956. THREE BRONZE AGE CIST BURIALS IN NE SCOTLAND. IN PSAS 88(1954-6) 10-2. Y. 1-6,12-4.
Finds (3)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
Record last edited
Jun 20 2023 12:30PM
