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Site of two short cists. During extension works to Newmonthill Cemetery on 19th October 1961, the cists were discovered by bulldozer and subsequently excavated by a team from Dundee Museum under J D Boyd. Both cists were made from rough brown sandstone slabs and had natural sand and gravel floors. Cist 1 was badly crushed by the bulldozer, but its approximate internal measurements were 0.9 m long x 0.6 m wide x 0.38 m deep with a lid 1.37 m long. It was oriented east-west and contained the remains of the skeleton of a female aged about 30, height circa 1.55 m. This burial was accompanied by a now reconstructed Food Vessel which is now in Dundee Museum. The Food Vessel is decorated with triangular and toothed stamps and whipped cord impressions. It has a sloping internal rim, a slight moulding below the rim and measures 14 cm high, 15.9 cm wide at the mouth and 9.4 cm wide at the base Cist 2 was oriented north-south, at right angles to cist 1 and at a distance of circa 3 m. It was intact, but had been deliberately shortened at the northern end. It was roofed with a small capstone and encircled by packing stones. It measured 0.76 x 0.45 x 0.45 m and contained only fragments of cremated bone of a child, aged about 1 year old.
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NO45SE0029 - NEWMONTHILL CEMETERY, FORFAR