Natural record MAB65767 - HILL OF DUDWICK
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Summary
Chalk flint deposit.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 9300 3700 (40m by 40m) Location only - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ93NW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Ellon |
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Chalk flint deposit. The major source of flint in Scotland occurs on the ridge of high ground which runs west for circa 10 miles from the coast to Hill of Dudwick. The flints, yellow in colour, occurs in the form of gravel, pebbles, nodules and boulders. Possibly Neolithic flints from Annage (name not located - but could be Arnage (Arnage Castle: NJ 935 370) intended) are in Cambridge University Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology (72.59).
JAMIESON, TF, 1865, PSAS 6(1864-5) 240-5, 240-5 (Bibliographic reference). SAB898.
FERGUSON, W, 1874, NOTES ON SOME COLLECTIONS OF FLINT IMPLEMENTS FROM BUCHAN, ABERDEENSHIRE IN PSAS 10(1873-4) 507-18, 507-18 (Bibliographic reference). SAB540.
GROOME, FH, 1884, ORDNANCE GAZETEER OF SCOTLAND, 1674 (Bibliographic reference). SAB603.
CHILDE, VG, 1946, SCOTLAND BEFORE THE SCOTS, 46-7 (Bibliographic reference). SAB223.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NJ93NW32;
- NRHE Numlink: 20462;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ93NE0030;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/20462 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SAB223 Bibliographic reference: CHILDE, VG. 1946. SCOTLAND BEFORE THE SCOTS. 46-7.
- --- SAB540 Bibliographic reference: FERGUSON, W. 1874. NOTES ON SOME COLLECTIONS OF FLINT IMPLEMENTS FROM BUCHAN, ABERDEENSHIRE IN PSAS 10(1873-4) 507-18. 507-18.
- --- SAB603 Bibliographic reference: GROOME, FH. 1884. ORDNANCE GAZETEER OF SCOTLAND. Y. Y. 1674.
- --- SAB898 Bibliographic reference: JAMIESON, TF. 1865. PSAS 6(1864-5) 240-5. 240-5.
Finds (0)
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Record last edited
Jul 30 2020 8:41AM
