Accessibility

Font Size

100% 150% 200%

Background Colour

Default Contrast
Close Reset

Pricing Change

New pricing for orders of material from this site will come into place shortly. Charges for supply of digital images, digitisation on demand, prints and licensing will be altered. 

 

Upcoming Maintenance

Please be advised that this website will undergo scheduled maintenance on the following dates:

Thursday, 9 January: 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Thursday, 23 January: 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Thursday, 30 January: 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM

During these times, some functionality such as image purchasing may be temporarily unavailable. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

 

Nigg Bay

Shell Midden (Period Unassigned)

Site Name Nigg Bay

Classification Shell Midden (Period Unassigned)

Canmore ID 20244

Site Number NJ90SE 8

NGR NJ 95 04

NGR Description NJ c. 95 04

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/20244

Ordnance Survey licence number AC0000807262. All rights reserved.
Canmore Disclaimer. © Bluesky International Limited 2025. Public Sector Viewing Terms

Toggle Aerial | View on large map

Digital Images

Collections

Administrative Areas

  • Council Aberdeen, City Of
  • Parish Aberdeen
  • Former Region Grampian
  • Former District City Of Aberdeen
  • Former County Aberdeenshire

Archaeology Notes

NJ90SE 8 c. 95 04.

A mesolithic kitchen midden on the '25' raised beach' at Bay of Nigg was excavated and was found to contain periwinkle, limpet and mussel shells as well as fish and mammal bones.

R W Reid 1912; W D Simpson 1943.

The exact location of this shell midden is not recorded and nothing is now visible of it.

Visited by RCAHMS (JRS) 15 April 2002.

References

MyCanmore Image Contributions


Contribute an Image

MyCanmore Text Contributions