Aberdeenshire HER - NJ54NW0100 - HILL OF AVOCHIE

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Primary ReferenceNJ54NW0100
NameHILL OF AVOCHIE
NRHE Card No.NJ54NW75
NRHE Numlink 294037
HES SM No. NULL
HES LB No. NULL
Site Form Standing Structure
Site Condition Complete 2
Details Cup-marked stone, reported by G Currie in 2006. It is a boulder, 3.5 m x 3.0m x 1.4 m, with at least 15 cup-marks. The largest two measure 70 mm x 20 mm. The stone was recorded by walkover survey by Cameron Archaeology in September 2018 (NJ54NW0114) ahead of proposed woodland creation. Site visit in 2020 by Scotland's Rock Art Project recorded 25 cups as well as two cups with single rings and a cup with a single penannular ring and radial line.
Last Update04/05/2022
Updated Byjnicholson
CompilerCP
Date of Compilation24/10/2018

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National Grid Reference: NJ 5417 4654


Event Details

Event DateEvent TypeOASIS ID
2018 Survey
2020 Field Observation

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Palynology
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