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Balnacraig
Long Cairn (Neolithic)
Site Name Balnacraig
Classification Long Cairn (Neolithic)
Canmore ID 17047
Site Number NJ40SE 47
NGR NJ 4785 0080
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/17047
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Aboyne And Glentanar
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Kincardine And Deeside
- Former County Aberdeenshire
NJ40SE 47 4785 0080.
NJ 4785 0080. A possible long cairn of bare, tumbled stone with many disturbances, 2.5m in maximum height by 35.0m long including horns, 4.0m long, at the E end. The sides are straight.
The forecourt between the horns is c. 16.0m across and appears to have been blocked by boulders in front of where the facade would be expected to lie. The S horn shows disturbance and later walling. The W end is 4.0m - 6.0m wide and 1.35m in maxiumum height. At a point 21.5m from the W end, the cairn narrows and there is a 5.0m x 3.0m bite out of the S side; then there is a minor rise to c. 1.5m and a steep fall to the forecourt. The plan and prrofile of the cairn suggest two phases of construction.
Information from Dr J Kenworthy, 6 May 1974.
Ground photographs: FD1-4.
Information from Aberdeenshire Archaeological Service, June 1997.
NMRS, MS/712/19.
