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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
Canmore ID 166813
Site Number NJ62NW 159
NGR NJ 6142 2807
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/166813
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Insch
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Gordon
- Former County Aberdeenshire
NJ62NW 159 6142 2807
For boundary stones at NJ 6170 2821, NJ 6096 2815 and NJ 6089 2825, see NJ62NW 158, NJ62NW 160, NJ62NW 161 respectively.
This granite boundary stone is situated high up on the SE flank of the Hill of Dunnideer. Rectangular in section, it measures 0.28m by 0.27m at the base and rises to a pyramidal top at a height of 0.57m. On the NW face of the stone there is an incised letter W, and on the SE face the letter O.
An Ordnance Survey bench-mark has been cut into the top of the stone, which 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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