Aberdeenshire HER - NJ74SE0001 - MONK'S HILL

Main Details

Primary Reference	NJ74SE0001
Name	MONK'S HILL
NRHE Card No.	NJ74SE1
NRHE Numlink	19184
HES SM No.	NULL
HES LB No.	NULL
Site Form	Standing Structure
Site Condition	Incomplete
Details	Remains of standing stone, possibly the remains of a stone circle. The stone was prostrate but re-erected by proprietor in circa 1830 when there were three stones, two of which were removed for building purposes. A cist found in 1848 was 0.45m square, made of six stone flags and contained human bones.
Last Update	15/09/2020
Updated By	cpalmer

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Date of Compilation

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National Grid Reference: NJ 7994 4160

Event Details

Excavations and Surveys

Artefact and Ecofact

Ecofact

Samples
Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1	Monument Type 2	Monument Type 3	Order	Probability
STONE-CIRCLES		SITE OF	A	98
STANDING-STONES			B	100
CISTS	BURIAL	SITE OF	C	100
BONES	HUMAN		D	100
CAIRNS		SITE OF	A	100