Archaeology Notes

Event ID 681907

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

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NO11NE 10 1979 1684

See also NO11NE 4.

(NO 1980 1685). A short cist (23" x 16" internally) was found in May 1947 on the south side of the Abernethy - Newburgh road, half way between. Pitcurran and Elmbank, at spot-height 129. It contained a food vessel 4 1/2" high and 4 1/2" diameter with cord decoration, now in the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS Accession no: EE 141)

R B K Stevenson 1949.

NO 1979 1684. This cist was found while laying electricity cables along the south side of the road. The cist was re-buried (Information from Mr N Peddie, Postmaster, Abernethy) and its exact location could not be established. There is no indication of a tumulus at the site which is at the highest point on the road between Pitcurran and Elmbank.

Visited by OS (W D J), 4 August 1965.

There are no visible remains at the site of this cist, which lies at the edge of an arable field. The Food Vessel (NMS EE 141) from the cist is held in the Royal Museum of Scotland.

Visited by RCAHMS (JRS), 25 November 1996.