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Broomhill
Lithic Working Site (Prehistoric)
Site Name Broomhill
Classification Lithic Working Site (Prehistoric)
Alternative Name(s) White Hill
Canmore ID 17153
Site Number NJ41SW 21
NGR NJ 405 118
NGR Description NJ c. 405 118
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Strathdon
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Gordon
- Former County Aberdeenshire
NJ41SW 21 c. 405 118.
A mesolithic flint-knapping site using Buchan flint has been found as far west as Broomhill (NJ 409 121) in Strathdon.
W D Simpson 1963; W D Simpson 1943.
Mr Thomson (J H Thomson, Mains of Glenbuchat, Glenbuchat), farmer, indicated the approximate position on the 6" sheet, at NJ 405 118 where Mr W Gordon of Broomhill, now deceased, 'found flint flakes a number of years ago'. Perambulation revealed no trace.
Visited by OS (R L) 29 August 1968.
(Name cited as White Hill).
NMRS, MS/712/46.
This flint-knapping site, the exact position of which is not recorded, is shrouded in a dense conifer plantation; no attempt was made to locate the site on the date of visit.
Visited by RCAHMS (JRS), 28 April 1997.
