Ley
Human Remains (Period Unassigned), Cinerary Urn(S)
Site Name Ley
Classification Human Remains (Period Unassigned), Cinerary Urn(S)
Canmore ID 17985
Site Number NJ56SW 17
NGR NJ 5375 6382
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/17985
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Fordyce
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Banff And Buchan
- Former County Banffshire
NJ56SW 17 5375 6382.
(NJ 5375 6382) Urns and Human Remains found (NAT)
OS 6" map, Banffshire, 2nd ed., (1905)
Several hundred yards from the circle (NJ56SW 11) at Ley an urn was found by Mr Lawtie the present tenant of the farm and it is now in Banff Museum.
W Cramond 1887.
In September, 1841, an urn was ploughed up on the farm of Ley but was broken by the workmen. It was found placed upon a stone with a cover on the top.
New Statistical Account (NSA) 1845.
This site, in a cultivated field, lies near the edge of a gentle east-facing slope. There is nothing to be seen on the ground.
Visited by OS (WDJ) 18 September 1961.
Reference (1845)
In September, 1841, an urn was ploughed up on the farm of Ley but was broken by the workmen. It was found placed upon a stone with a cover on the top.
New Statistical Account (NSA) 1845.
Reference (1887)
Several hundred yards from the circle (NJ56SW 11) at Ley an urn was found by Mr Lawtie the present tenant of the farm and it is now in Banff Museum.
W Cramond 1887.
Field Visit (18 September 1961)
This site, in a cultivated field, lies near the edge of a gentle east-facing slope. There is nothing to be seen on the ground.
Visited by OS (WDJ) 18 September 1961.
