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Banchory House
Cist(S) (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Banchory House
Classification Cist(S) (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Banchory House Policies
Canmore ID 20248
Site Number NJ90SW 10
NGR NJ 9135 0229
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/20248
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Banchory-devenick
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Kincardine And Deeside
- Former County Kincardineshire
NJ90SW 10 9135 0229
For Banchory House (NJ 9156 0246) and associated buildings, see NJ90SW 6.00.
A cist, thought to have been removed from higher ground in the immediate vicinity of Banchory House, is preserved in the garden of that house.
A McConnochie 1898.
At NJ 9134 0224, in the main garden of Banchory House, are two short cists, one of which is probably that referred to above.
Visited by OS (RD) 28 July 1965.
Field Visit (October 1983)
NJ90SW 10 9135 0229
There are three reconstructed cists on the E side of a pond 250m SW of Banchory House. One came from Cotbank, near Ardoe, NJ80SE 28 and the other two were found at Clashfarquhar in 1817 and 1822 respectively, NO99NW 13. There is no other evidence for a cist having been found in the vicinity of Banchory House.
RCAHMS 1984, visited October 1983.
