Natural record MAB65781 - THE HANGING STONE
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Summary
A huge, ice-stranded granite boulder, known locally as the 'Hanging Stone'.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NK 0722 4148 (40m by 40m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NK04SE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Cruden |
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
A huge, ice-stranded granite boulder, known locally as the 'Hanging Stone'. Not an antiquity. It is marked on the 1st edition OS map as 'Cromlech'.
PRATT, J. B., 1858, BUCHAN: A TOPOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION, 104 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1410.
ORDNANCE SURVEY, 1871, Ordnance Name Book, No22(1868) 6 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1360.
COLES, FR, 1904, STONE CIRCLES OF THE NORTH-EAST OF SCOTLAND IN PSAS 38(1903-04) 256-305, 259 (Bibliographic reference). SAB261.
ALEXANDER, D, 1999, STONEYHILL LANDFILL, PETERHEAD. CFA REPORT No. 482 (Bibliographic reference). SAB72.
ASSESSMENT
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NK04SE2;
- NRHE Numlink: 21041;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NK04SE0037;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/21041 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SAB1360 Bibliographic reference: ORDNANCE SURVEY. 1871. Ordnance Name Book. No22(1868) 6.
- --- SAB1410 Bibliographic reference: PRATT, J. B.. 1858. BUCHAN: A TOPOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION. 104.
- --- SAB261 Bibliographic reference: COLES, FR. 1904. STONE CIRCLES OF THE NORTH-EAST OF SCOTLAND IN PSAS 38(1903-04) 256-305. 259.
- --- SAB72 Bibliographic reference: ALEXANDER, D. 1999. STONEYHILL LANDFILL, PETERHEAD. CFA REPORT No. 482.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2010 12:00AM
