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Newtongarry Hill
Long Barrow (Neolithic)
Site Name Newtongarry Hill
Classification Long Barrow (Neolithic)
Alternative Name(s) Gerrieswells
Canmore ID 17862
Site Number NJ54SE 16
NGR NJ 5758 4027
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Drumblade
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Gordon
- Former County Aberdeenshire
NJ54SE 16 5758 4027
(Location cited as NJ 575 401). On a level hilltop a turf covered trapezoidal mound aligned NE-SW to maximise the potential of a small natural scarp on the S side. It is 51.5m long, 22m wide at the NE end and 14.5m wide at the SW. It rises fairly regularly to a height of c 1.8m at the NE and commands extensive views over the surrounding land.
K Ray, R Feilden and I Shepherd 1987.
Scheduled (with NJ54SE 4) as Gerrieswells, long barrow and round cairn.
Information from Historic Scotland, scheduling document dated December 1990.
Newtongarry, long barrow. Air photographs: AAS/00/05/G17/3-5 and AAS/00/05/CT.
NMRS, MS/712/100.
(Location cited as NJ 5758 4057). This long barrow (designated as a Site of Regional Significance) is situated on the summit of a hill at am altitude of 195m OD [spot height 206m OD on OS 1:10,000 map of 1988]. An old track runs across the tail of the mound about 8m from the end.
(GRC/AAS photography listed).
NMRS, MS/712/101.
