Archaeology Notes

Event ID 667510

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

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NJ44SE 11 4502 4216.

See NJ44SW 4 for information on beaker

(NJ 4502 4216) Cairn (NR)

OS 6" map 1959.

A large, unnamed mound of earth and stone.

Name Book (Aberdeen) 1871.

A beaker, which was preserved in the Brander Library, Huntly, in 1906 came from one of the cairns at Cairnmore ie this cairn or NJ44SW 4 and NJ44SW 5 or 6, which had been 'partially explored' some years before. It was broken in removal from the cairn.

F R Coles 1906.

A turf-covered cairn of earth-and-stones measuring about 32.0m ESE-WNW by about 27.0m with a maximum height of 4.0m. It has been slightly quarried in the S. It appears to have a turf-covered 'tail' extending about 10.0m to the WNW, which is accentuated on the S side by ploughing. It cannot now be established whether the 'tail' is a result of mutilation, or whether the monument has been similar to NJ 44SW 5 and the bulk of the tail has been removed.

Although this cairn shows no sign of having been dug out, it was stated independently by three former residents (Mr W MacGirvan, 'Bovington', Cairnborrow, Mr Alec Brandon, Terryhorn, Nr Cairnborrow and Mr Alec Maver, 'Thorneybrae', Huntly) of Cairnmore that a cist was found in it several years ago and until recently at least two of its slabs were laid on its surface. None of the informants, however, knew of any finds. No knowledge of the beaker at Huntly.

Surveyed at 1/2500.

Visited by OS (ISS) 29 November 1972.

The alleged 'tail' seems to be natural, and has probably no archaeological significance.

Visited by OS (ECW) 1 February 1973.