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Pitcaple Castle

Cinerary Urn (Roman)

Site Name Pitcaple Castle

Classification Cinerary Urn (Roman)

Alternative Name(s) Pitcaple House Policies

Canmore ID 18813

Site Number NJ72NW 30

NGR NJ 72 26

NGR Description NJ c. 72 26

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Aberdeenshire
  • Parish Chapel Of Garioch
  • Former Region Grampian
  • Former District Gordon
  • Former County Aberdeenshire

Archaeology Notes

NJ72NW 30 c. 72 26.

'A Roman urn of baked clay, containing human bones, which had been exposed to the action of fire' was dug up in 1838 between Pitcaple House (NJ 72 26) and the Ury [River Urie], and is in the possession of Lumsden of Pitcaple.

NSA 1845.

No further information, but see NJ72NW 27.

Visited by OS (RL) 26 February 1969.

There is no change to the existing record.

Information from RCAHMS (JRS), 4 January 2001.

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