Cotbank, Ardoe
Cist (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Cotbank, Ardoe
Classification Cist (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Ardoe Estate
Canmore ID 19390
Site Number NJ80SE 28
NGR NJ 899 021
NGR Description NJ c. 899 021
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/19390
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Banchory-devenick
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Kincardine And Deeside
- Former County Kincardineshire
NJ80SE 28 c. 899 021.
A short cist containing an adult human skull and an urn was dug up in forming that part of the turnpike road which passes through the estate of Ardoe (House at NJ 8946 0167).
New Statistical Account (NSA) 1845
In the early 19th century, during the construction of the South Deeside turnpike, a cist (0.75m by 0.6m) was discovered near Cotbank; it contained a skull and an 'urn'. The cist was reconstructed at Banchory House (NJ 9135 0229; NJ90SW 10).
RCAHMS 1984, visited (SH) 1984.
MS notes in AUAM, Banchory House Museum Catalogue, p 17.
Field Visit (1984)
NJ80SE 28 c. 899 021.
In the early 19th century, during the construction of the South Deeside turnpike, a cist (0.75m by 0.6m) was discovered near Cotbank; it contained a skull and an 'urn'. The cist was reconstructed at Banchory House (NJ 9135 0229; NJ90SW 10).
RCAHMS 1984, visited (SH) 1984.
MS notes in AUAM, Banchory House Museum Catalogue, p 17.
