Kingoldrum Churchyard
Cist(S) (Prehistoric), Cross (Later Prehistoric), Chain (Later Prehistoric)
Site Name Kingoldrum Churchyard
Classification Cist(S) (Prehistoric), Cross (Later Prehistoric), Chain (Later Prehistoric)
Alternative Name(s) Kingoldrum Parish Church
Canmore ID 32280
Site Number NO35NW 6
NGR NO 334 550
NGR Description NO c. 334 550
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Angus
- Parish Kingoldrum
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District Angus
- Former County Angus
NO35NW 6 334 550.
Several interments were found c. 1843 during operations in the immediate vicinity of Kingoldrum parish churchyard (NO 334 550). One cist contained a skeleton, doubled up, placed in a sitting posture, between three slabs of stone, the fourth probably having been removed. Along with it was found a bronze cross and chain which were donated to the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland [NMAS] in 1867 (NMAS FC 151-2). Curle (1932) and Robertson (1970) suggest these finds may be of Roman origin. (See also NO35NW4.)
P Chalmers 1855; Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1870; J Davidson 1886; J Curle 1832; A S Robertson 1970.
According to Mr Mackintosh, session clerk, the cists are believed to have been found on the E side of the parish churchyard. No recent finds have been made. The churchyard is situated at the N end of a prominent ridge.
Visited by OS (NKB) 12 November 1975; Information from D Mackintosh, Broadmuir, Kingoldrum, Angus.
Note (1983)
Kingoldrum 2 NO c. 334 500 NO35NW 6
About 1843 two cists were discovered close to the churchyard of Kingoldrum parish church. One contained a crouched inhumation accompanied by a bronze chain and cruciform mounting (NMAS FC 151-2), possibly of Roman origin.
RCAHMS 1983
(Chalmers 1854; Stuart 1867, ix; PSAS, vii 1866-8, 199; Robertson 1970, Table vii).
