Finavon
Cist(S) (Early Medieval) - (Medieval)
Site Name Finavon
Classification Cist(S) (Early Medieval) - (Medieval)
Alternative Name(s) Finavon Dovecot; Finavon Castle Policies
Canmore ID 33682
Site Number NO45NE 26
NGR NO 4907 5702
NGR Description Centred at NO 4907 5702
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/33682
- Council Angus
- Parish Oathlaw
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District Angus
- Former County Angus
Note (1983)
Finavon NO c. 490 570 NO45NE 26
Three cists were found in the hillock adjoining Finavon dovecot. They were about 1.35m in length, aligned E-W and contained inhumations with the heads at the E ends; a 'large iron spur' (now lost) was found in one of them.
RCAHMS 1983
(Jervise 1853, 177).
