Aberdeenshire HER - NJ71SW0013 - BACKHILL

Main Details

Primary Reference	NJ71SW0013
Name	BACKHILL
NRHE Card No.	NJ71SW6
NRHE Numlink	150209
HES SM No.	NULL
HES LB No.	NULL
Site Form	Artefact
Site Condition	Complete 1
Details	At the farm of Backhill (NJ71SW0103), Castle Fraser, about two miles from Kemnay Railway Station, a mill-stone of reddish granite lies at the roadside. The stone is 1 foot 4 inches thick, the diameter of the inner circumference being 3 feet 8 inches, gradually increasing to 4 feet 2 inches at the outer one. The central shaft hole is of a rectangular shape, being 7 inches along one side and 8 inches along the other. The course has been destroyed.
Last Update	23/10/2012
Updated By	cherbert

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Date of Compilation

Google Map for NJ71SW0013

National Grid Reference: NJ 7165 1278

Event Details

Excavations and Surveys

Artefact and Ecofact

Date M	Date Y	Artefact Type	Finder	Recovery Method	Condition	Storage Location	Access No.
		MILLSTONE		Stray Find		Personal Possession

Ecofact

Samples
Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1	Monument Type 2	Monument Type 3	Order	Probability
WHIN-MILLS		SITE OF	B	100
STONES	MILL		A	100