Angus HER - NO45SE0086 - CASTLE HILL, FORFAR

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Primary ReferenceNO45SE0086
NameCASTLE HILL, FORFAR
NRHE Card No.NO45SE86
NRHE Numlink 33837
HES SM No. NULL
HES LB No. NULL
Site Form Documentary Record Only
Site Condition Destroyed
Details Site of a possible cist. The 20th century antiquary, Reid, recorded that in 1760, a conical vessel, a 'bunch of arrows' and 'a pit of hewn stones' 0.4 m deep containing human remains was discovered, a find which from the description most probably dates from the Bronze Age.
Last Update05/01/2024
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National Grid Reference: NO 4562 5080


Event Details

Event DateEvent TypeOASIS ID
1760 Excavation

Excavations and Surveys

Artefact and Ecofact

Date MDate YArtefact TypeFinderRecovery MethodConditionStorage LocationAccess No.
 1760 ARROWHEADS UN Excavation Unknown  
 1760 CONICAL VESSEL UN Excavation Unknown  

Ecofact

Samples
Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
VESSELS CONICALB100
ARROWHEADS  C100
CISTS SITE OFD90
BURIALSHUMANSITE OFA100