Building record MAB9482 - CULBLEAN GROUP
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Summary
Remains of hut circles and a field system, comprising the remains of five sub-rectangular or oval dry-stone enclosures, hut circles and associated ruined dry-stone walls enclosing traces of ill-defined fields and a few scattered stone clearance heaps.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 4305 0016 (584m by 601m) Centred at - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ40SW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Glenmuick, Tullich and Glengairn |
Type and Period (7)
- ENCLOSURE (Prehistoric - 40000 BC to 400 AD)
- ENCLOSURE (Prehistoric - 40000 BC to 400 AD)
- FIELD SYSTEM (Prehistoric - 40000 BC to 400 AD)
- HUT CIRCLE (Prehistoric - 40000 BC to 400 AD)
- WALL (Prehistoric - 40000 BC to 400 AD)
- FIELD (Prehistoric - 40000 BC to 400 AD)
- CAIRN (Prehistoric - 40000 BC to 400 AD)
Full Description
Remains of hut circles and a field system, comprising the remains of five sub-rectangular or oval dry-stone enclosures, hut circles and associated ruined dry-stone walls enclosing traces of ill-defined fields and a few scattered stone clearance heaps. The site was first identified by Abercromby in 1904 and mapped by Ogston in 1931. See also NJ40SW0005 (large oval enclosure) and hut circles: NJ40SW0004, NJ40SW0006, NJ40SW0008, NJ40SW0009, NJ40SW0010, NJ40SW0011, NJ40SW0012. At NJ 4300 0030, a number of rectilinear grooves were discovered deeply cut into the surface of a flattened dome-shaped rock. The rock is a fine-grained metamorphosed sandstone, set in an area of coarse-grained, glaciated granite slabs which form the hilltop at 237m OD. It is more susceptible to carving than the surrounding rock, and the carved grooves cover an area of circa 13 x 16 cm. In August 2004 a large circular isolated cup mark was found on a southeast facing, nearly vertical, bluff at the edge of the hilltop. The cup measures 10 cm x 5 cm deep.
ABERCROMBY, J, 1904, EXPLORATION OF CIRCULAR ENCLOSURES AND AN UNDERGROUND HOUSE NEAR DINNET, 109-14 (Bibliographic reference). SAB27.
OGSTON, A, 1931, PREHIST ANTIQ HOWE OF CROMAR, 113, ILL (Bibliographic reference). SAB1358.
CARTER, S, 1996, DES, 7 (Bibliographic reference). SAB2373.
CARTER, S, 1996, FORESTRY SURVEY-BURN O'VAT, REPORT (Bibliographic reference). SAB2347.
DALY, R, 2005, DES VOL5, 2004, p.16 (Bibliographic reference). SAB4024.
marked rock
UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN, 2024, CULBLEAN HUT CIRCLES METHOD STATEMENT (Bibliographic reference). SAB4898.
Aug 1 1970 , K17W 153-4, K17W 153-4 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB12681.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- Nature Reserve;
- NMR Card Number: NJ40SW8;
- NRHE Numlink: 17077;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ40SW0007;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/17077 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (7)
- --- SAB12681 Air-oblique Photograph: Aug 1 1970 . K17W 153-4. Black & White. K17W 153-4.
- --- SAB1358 Bibliographic reference: OGSTON, A. 1931. PREHIST ANTIQ HOWE OF CROMAR. 113, ILL.
- --- SAB2347 Bibliographic reference: CARTER, S. 1996. FORESTRY SURVEY-BURN O'VAT. Y. REPORT.
- --- SAB2373 Bibliographic reference: CARTER, S. 1996. DES. 7.
- --- SAB27 Bibliographic reference: ABERCROMBY, J. 1904. EXPLORATION OF CIRCULAR ENCLOSURES AND AN UNDERGROUND HOUSE NEAR DINNET. 109-14.
- --- SAB4024 Bibliographic reference: DALY, R. 2005. DES VOL5, 2004. p.16.
- --- SAB4898 Bibliographic reference: UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN. 2024. CULBLEAN HUT CIRCLES METHOD STATEMENT.
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Record last edited
Jul 8 2025 12:32PM
