Carswell
Cairn (Period Unassigned), Cup Marked Stone (Neolithic) - (Bronze Age)
Site Name Carswell
Classification Cairn (Period Unassigned), Cup Marked Stone (Neolithic) - (Bronze Age)
Alternative Name(s) Carsewell
Canmore ID 16243
Site Number NJ16SW 15
NGR NJ 13300 62000
NGR Description Centred at NJ 133 620
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/16243
- Council Moray
- Parish Alves
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Moray
- Former County Morayshire
NJ16SW 15 centred 133 620.
In a round cairn, on the farm of Carsewell, a cist with a cup-marked end slab was found. There were thirty-seven cup-marks, occurring on both sides of the slab.
J G Phillips 1898.
The grave had been previously disturbed. Nothing was known about the cairn or cup-marked stone at Carswell farm.
Visited by OS (W D J) 19 August 1963.
Note (26 April 2019)
Date Fieldwork Started: 26/04/2019
Compiled by: NOSAS
Location Notes: Carsewell farmhouse is divided into flats and the surrounding area developed for housing. I asked at a few houses but nobody knew anything about either a cairn or a cup marked stone.
