Forfar, Castle Hill
Human Remains (Period Unassigned), Arrowhead (Period Unassigned), Vessel (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Forfar, Castle Hill
Classification Human Remains (Period Unassigned), Arrowhead (Period Unassigned), Vessel (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Castlehill
Canmore ID 33837
Site Number NO45SE 86
NGR NO 456 507
NGR Description NO c. 456 507
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/33837
- Council Angus
- Parish Forfar
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District Angus
- Former County Angus
NO45SE 86 c. 456 507.
In 1760, a conical vessel, a 'bunch of arrows' and 'a pit of hewn stones' 1ft 6ins (0.4m) deep containing human remains was discovered (Reid 1902), a find which from the description most probably dates from the Bronze Age.
A T Simpson and S Stevenson 1981; A Reid 1902.
