Aberdeenshire HER - NO66NW0064 - WITCH HILLOCK

Main Details

Primary Reference	NO66NW0064
Name	WITCH HILLOCK
NRHE Card No.	NO66NW8
NRHE Numlink	36002
HES SM No.	4823
HES LB No.	NULL
Site Form	Standing Structure
Site Condition	Complete 2
Details	Burial mound. It measures 18m in diameter and stands 2m high. An artificial mound of largely earthen content showing no signs of a 19th century excavation, when several cists containing bones and a cinerary urn were found. About 30m northeast are three earthfast stones, 4m apart, forming an arc. They are unusual in being in an area generally devoid of stones. Their purpose is obscure, but could be survivors of a stone circle 7-8m in diameter.
Last Update	09/03/2023
Updated By	cpalmer

Compiler	CH
Date of Compilation	20/01/2009

Google Map for NO66NW0064

National Grid Reference: NO 6440 6732

Event Details

Event Date	Event Type	OASIS ID
1856	Excavation

Excavations and Surveys

Date M	Date Y	Type	Duration	Director / Organisation	Auspices	Fund	Extent
0	1856		0	EARL OF KINTORE			0

Artefact and Ecofact

Date M	Date Y	Artefact Type	Finder	Recovery Method	Condition	Storage Location	Access No.
0	1856	CINERARY URN	EK	Excavation

Ecofact

Samples
Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1	Monument Type 2	Monument Type 3	Order	Probability
TUMULII			A	100
CISTS	SHORT		B	100
BONES	HUMAN		C	100
URNS	CINERARY		D	100
STONE-CIRCLES		REMAINS OF	E	85
BONES	HUMAN	BURNT	F	100