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Hill Of Dunnideer, Boundary Stone
Boundary Stone (19th Century)
Site Name Hill Of Dunnideer, Boundary Stone
Classification Boundary Stone (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Dunnydeer; Pyke
Canmore ID 166812
Site Number NJ62NW 158
NGR NJ 6170 2821
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/166812
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Insch
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Gordon
- Former County Aberdeenshire
NJ62NW 158 6170 2821
For boundary stones at NJ 6142 2807, NJ 6096 2815 and NJ 6089 2825, see NJ62NW 159, NJ62NW 160, NJ62NW 161 respectively.
This granite boundary stone is situated at the S end of a carpark at the foot of the E flank of the Hill of Dunnideer. Rectangular in section, it measures 0.32m by 0.26m at the base and rises to a pyramidal top at a height of 0.87m. The upper 0.6m of the stone is dressed, the N face bearing an incised letter W, and the S face the letter O.
The stone is depicted on both the 1st and 2nd editions of the OS 6-inch map (Aberdeenshire, 1870, sheet xliv and 1901, sheet xliv.NW respectively).
Visited by RCAHMS (JRS), 25 May 1999.
This site, and others on Dunnideer Hill, was affected by a fire that spread across the grass and exposed archaeological features, including pottery and other materials. Historic Scotland funded a project to assess the damage the fire did to the upstanding archaeology, and any remains exposed by it or the fire brigade's work (they stripped turf in an attempt to contain the spreading fire).
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