Building record MAB9339 - MULLOCH CAIRN
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Summary
Remains of a cairn, circa 15m in diameter and circa 1.4m high with modern marker cairns on its top (built from the cairn material).
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 4697 0054 (17m by 17m) Centred at - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ40SE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Aboyne and Glentanar |
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Remains of a cairn, circa 15m in diameter and circa 1.4m high with modern marker cairns on its top (built from the cairn material). No chamber, kerb or other cairn-like features are visible. Earlier sources state that it was traditionally the grave of a Danish chief.
ORDNANCE SURVEY, 1871, Ordnance Name Book, No4(1865) 10 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1360.
MICHIE, JG, 1910, LOCH KINORD,HIST & ANTIQ, 133 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1174.
OGSTON, A, 1931, PREHIST ANTIQ HOWE OF CROMAR, 46 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1358.
JAMES, M, 2023, THE SURVIVAL AND DETECTION OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL MONUMENTS IN THE HOWE OF CROMAR (Bibliographic reference). SAB948.
Apr 26 2004 , AAS/04/1/CT25-9, AAS/04/1/CT25-9 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB18047.
Author unknown, n.d., NSA, No12(1842) 1057-8 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1269.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NJ40SE8;
- NRHE Numlink: 17059;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ40SE0008;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/17059 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (6)
- --- SAB1174 Bibliographic reference: MICHIE, JG. 1910. LOCH KINORD,HIST & ANTIQ. 133.
- --- SAB1269 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. n.d.. NSA. No12(1842) 1057-8.
- --- SAB1358 Bibliographic reference: OGSTON, A. 1931. PREHIST ANTIQ HOWE OF CROMAR. 46.
- --- SAB1360 Bibliographic reference: ORDNANCE SURVEY. 1871. Ordnance Name Book. No4(1865) 10.
- --- SAB18047 Air-oblique Photograph: Apr 26 2004 . AAS/04/1/CT25-9. Colour Transparency. AAS/04/1/CT25-9.
- --- SAB948 Bibliographic reference: JAMES, M. 2023. THE SURVIVAL AND DETECTION OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL MONUMENTS IN THE HOWE OF CROMAR.
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Record last edited
Apr 3 2024 11:44AM
