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Ryehill
Armlet(S) (Bronze), Hoard (Possible), Ring(S) (Bronze), Socketed Axehead(S) (Bronze)
Site Name Ryehill
Classification Armlet(S) (Bronze), Hoard (Possible), Ring(S) (Bronze), Socketed Axehead(S) (Bronze)
Alternative Name(s) Rehill; Redhill; Premnay; Benachie Hill
Canmore ID 18095
Site Number NJ62NE 20
NGR NJ 66 25
NGR Description NJ c. 66 25
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/18095
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Oyne
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Gordon
- Former County Aberdeenshire
NJ62NE 20 c. 66 25.
An Late Bronze Age hoard of 9 socketed axes and various 'rings' was found on the farm of Rehill or Redhill (probably Ryhill at NJ 66 25) near the hill of Benachie, in Premnay parish. In 1853, J Stuart donated one of the axes (DQ 72) to the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS), where they remain.
J M Coles 1962; Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1855.
No further information.
Visited by OS (NKB) 13 March 1969.
(Socketed axe of Portree type). Hoard, found on Rehill or Redhill Farm, near Benachie Hill. Socketed axe, slightly corroded, grey-brown, trimmed, blade hammered, haft ribs, asymmetrical body; length 80mm, mouth 27x33mm, cutting edge 60mm, weight 250 gms. NMA (DQ 72). Ass. finds: Originally nine socketed axes and various rings. At present two are known: two penannular armlets, one of Type Covesea, the other related.
P K Schmidt and C B Burgess 1981.
There is no change to the existing record.
Information from RCAHMS (JRS), 17 February 1998.
