Ferrar
Cairn(S) (Period Unassigned), Track (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Ferrar
Classification Cairn(S) (Period Unassigned), Track (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 111731
Site Number NO49NE 7.09
NGR NO 4839 9862
NGR Description NO 4839 9862 and NO 4840 9862
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/111731
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Aboyne And Glentanar
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Kincardine And Deeside
- Former County Aberdeenshire
NO49NE 7.09 4839 9862 and 4840 9862
(NO 4839 9862). This flattened cairn is situated at the N side of a wooden farm building; it measures 6m across by 0.3m high and is probably a field clearance feature.
(NO 4840 9864). This cairn is situated at the foot of a river-terrace and is similar to other spreads of stony debris along the terrace-edge; it may derive from erosion, quarrying or railway construction.
The 'depressed track' that is mentioned by Ogston can be traced as a faint depression between the farm building and the river terrace. Neither the track nor the more easterly cairn is likely to be of archaeological significance.
Information from J O'Sullivan and J Hamilton, AOC (Scotland Ltd), February 1996, (NMRS, MS/729/8, no. 9).
