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Brownhills
Cairn (Period Unassigned), Cinerary Urn (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Brownhills
Classification Cairn (Period Unassigned), Cinerary Urn (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 18090
Site Number NJ62NE 16
NGR NJ 6563 2782
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/18090
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Oyne
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Gordon
- Former County Aberdeenshire
NJ62NE 16 6563 2782.
(NJ 6563 2782) Cairn (NR)
(site of) Urn found AD 1856 (NAT)
OS 6" map, (1959)
A large cairn, removed in 1856, revealing an urn containing small pieces of bone and a quantity of black earth. The urn was broken when removed.
Name Book 1869.
No further information.
Visited by OS (NKB) 13 March 1969.
Nothing is now visible of this large cairn, which was removed in the 19th century; the present whereabouts of an urn found within the cairn is not known.
Visited by RCAHMS (JRS), 20 March 1996.
