Scheduled Maintenance
Please be advised that this website will undergo scheduled maintenance on the following dates: •
Tuesday 3rd December 11:00-15:00
During these times, some services may be temporarily unavailable. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
Herd's Hillock
Cairn (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Herd's Hillock
Classification Cairn (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Millhill Farm
Canmore ID 17792
Site Number NJ53SW 5
NGR NJ 5237 3408
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/17792
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Gartly
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Gordon
- Former County Aberdeenshire
NJ53SW 5 5237 3408.
(NJ 5236 3408) Tumulus (NR) (Site of) Herd's Hillock (NAT)
OS 6" map, Aberdeenshire, 2nd ed., (1902)
'About 30 chains south of the farm of Millhill, on what is now known as the 'Herd's Hillock' may be seen the remains of this sepulchral mound, surrounded by a considerable quantity of small stones, and in the centre of which there was a considerable quantity of burnt stones and wood ashes. It is a number of years ago since this tumulus was defaced by the tenant of Millhill when bringing this part of his farm under the plough. It is supposed to have had some connection with a skirmish that was fought close by in 1411'.
Name Book 1871.
There is no trace of the cairn.
Visited by OS (EGC) 15 September 1961.
