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Widdie Hillock
Enclosure (Period Unassigned), Human Remains (Period Unassigned), Implement(S) (Bronze)(Period Unassigned)
Site Name Widdie Hillock
Classification Enclosure (Period Unassigned), Human Remains (Period Unassigned), Implement(S) (Bronze)(Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 18309
Site Number NJ64NE 14
NGR NJ 6893 4867
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/18309
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Turriff
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Banff And Buchan
- Former County Aberdeenshire
NJ64NE 14 6893 4867.
(NJ 6893 4867) (Site of) (NAT) Camp (NR)
Human Remains, Bronze Weapons, and Ornaments found AD 1824 (NAT)
OS 6" map, Aberdeenshire, 2nd ed., (1905)
On the top of Widdie Hillock was a substantial circular enclosure of stones and earth about 70 yards in circumference. There was originally a heap of stones near its centre. No vestige now remains. "James Murray....while taking away the stone wall which encircled it found buried within the circle, human remains, bronze implements of war, finger rings etc in the year 1824. Some of the war arms were sent to the Banff Museum, the remainder he retained."
Name Book 1871; Information from James Murray, Mill of Laithers.
No trace of the feature remains. No further information regarding finds but see NJ64NE 13.
Visited by OS (WDJ) 7 September 1964.
