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Bar Hill

Cairn(S) (Period Unassigned)

Site Name Bar Hill

Classification Cairn(S) (Period Unassigned)

Canmore ID 17260

Site Number NJ43NE 6

NGR NJ 4816 3915

NGR Description NJ 4816 3915 and NJ 4815 3911

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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  • Council Aberdeenshire
  • Parish Huntly
  • Former Region Grampian
  • Former District Gordon
  • Former County Aberdeenshire

Archaeology Notes

NJ43NE 6 4816 3915 and 4815 3911.

At NJ 4816 3915 (A) and NJ 4815 3911 (B) are two

turf-covered cairns.

'A' is truncated in the N by the remains of a modern dyke which overlays it, but has measured about 10.0m in diameter and is now 0.5m high. Its centre has been excavated. The SW arc is overlaid by a wooden shed.

'B' measures about 11.0m in diameter and 0.5m high.

Visited by OS (ISS) 7 December 1972.

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