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
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/18813
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Chapel Of Garioch
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Gordon
- Former County Aberdeenshire
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.