Deskry
Cist(S) (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Deskry
Classification Cist(S) (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Deskry Hill; River Don; Deskry Water
Canmore ID 16766
Site Number NJ31SE 13
NGR NJ 3955 1257
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/16766
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Towie
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Gordon
- Former County Aberdeenshire
NJ31SE 13 3955 1257.
(NJ 3955 1257) Stone Cist found (AD. 1857) (NAT)
OS 6" map, Aberdeenshire, 2nd ed., (1903)
Two stone cists, each 3 feet long and about 2 feet deep and wide, containing bits of human bone, ashes and black mould, found by the farmer of Deskry whilst reclaiming new land.
Name Book 1868.
No further information.
Visited by OS (N K B) 29 August 1968.
(Name cited as Deskry Hill).
NMRS, MS/712/43.
The site of these cists lies at the edge of a cultivated field on the crest of Deskry Hill, a prominent ridge between the River Don to the N and the Deskry Water to the S.
Visited by RCAHMS (JRS, PC), 10 Sept 1997.
