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Archaeology Notes
Event ID 672125
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Archaeology Notes
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/672125
NJ96SW 2 9429 6453.
NJ 9430 6457 A short cist was found in September 1941 by Mr Robert Simpson (information from Private 6" map NMAS nd) whilst digging shingle in a gravelly knowe about a quarter-mile south of Boghead Farm. It contained an urn 6 3/8" high, but no skeletal remains. The urn is in the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS), presented through Dr W D Simpson, who also gave particulars of the find.
A J H Edwards 1943.
The findspot of the cist, at NJ 9429 6453, was pointed out by Mr Simpson (Mr J W Simpson, Boghead, by Rosehearty) who was present at the discovery. No trace of the cist remains.
Surveyed at 1/2500.
Visited by OS (NKB) 8 March 1967.
