Angus HER - NO45SE0001 - CARSE GRAY

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Primary ReferenceNO45SE0001
NameCARSE GRAY
NRHE Card No.NO45SE1
NRHE Numlink 33744
HES SM No. 4461
HES LB No. NULL
Site Form Standing Structure
Site Condition Incomplete
Details Remains of a stone circle, probably of the Four-Poster type. Three large boulders, situated close together in a small triangle, being 3.6 m apart. The largest boulder lies to the northeast and measures 1.5 m x 1.2 m x 1.0 m. That to the northwest is 1.2 m x 1.0 m x 0.5 m. The third is prone and thickly overgrown with vegetation. A. Burl interprets these as the three remaining stones of a Four-Poster stone circle, with the stones forming the corners of a square, and he further speculates that it has been 'Christianised' (removal or toppling of one stone results in three upright stones, which allows trinitarian imagery). The westernmost of the three surviving stones of this probable Four-Poster was knocked down by a wind-thrown tree early in 1993. The stone was re-erected by the estate under the supervision of Historic Environment Scotland's Area Inspector and Warden. Investigation of the socket prior to re-erection revealed white quartz fragments and pebbles.
Last Update30/04/2020
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National Grid Reference: NO 4622 5388



Event Details


Excavations and Surveys

Date MDate YTypeDurationDirector / OrganisationAuspicesFundExtent
81958  JLDOS  
 1993  G J BARCLAYHSHS 

Artefact and Ecofact

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Monument Types

Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
PEBBLESQUARTZWHITEB100
STONE-CIRCLES FOUR-POSTERA95