Archaeology Notes

Event ID 670906

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

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NJ81NW 19 8356 1538.

(NJ 8356 1538) Stone Cist containing Human Remains and Urn containing Ashes found AD 1856.

OS 6" map (1928)

In 1865, whilst a party of workmen were engaged on excavating a foundation for cothouses on the Kinaldie Estate, they turned up 'Several Stone Coffins' containing human remains, together with an urn containing ashes.

Name Book 1864

Four cists were found when removing a natural dry sandy mound about 200yds north of the 'Gouk Stone' (NJ81NW 20). One was found about 1837. The others were found in April 1854 when the mound was being removed to fill in the Old Canal (Lin 112). Each cist contained human bones and an urn. One of these bones was 4ft 10in long by 2ft 5in and contained human bones and the fragments of a beaker. The skull and beaker from this cist were presented to the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland on April 14 1856 by A Watt (Accession Nos. ET 35 and EG 28 respectively).

J Stuart 1859; J B Davies and J Thurnain 1865; M E C Stewart 1934

No evidence of a cairn or cists was seen at the site and no further information was obtained.

Visited by OS (EGC) 25 October 1961.

(Name cited as Kinaldy).

NMRS, MS/712/77.

There is no change to the existing record.

Information from RCAHMS (JRS, IF) 21 March 1996.