Moray HER - NJ16SW0020 - EASTERTON

Main Details

Primary Reference	NJ16SW0020
Name	EASTERTON
NRHE Card No.	NJ16SW26
NRHE Numlink	16255
HES SM No.	NULL
HES LB No.	NULL
Site Form	Documentary Record Only
Site Condition	Destroyed
Details	Site of cist with symbol stone built into the west side discovered during ploughing in 1894. Paved with small stones. Evidence of bodies at both ends, plus two spots of black ashes. Also 10-12 white beach pebbles, and two pebbles with marks of usage. Class I Symbol stone is of two periods. A rough axe of granite or quartz found beneath slab when lifted.
Last Update	14/12/2022
Updated By	cpalmer

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Date of Compilation

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National Grid Reference: NJ 1449 6469

Event Details

Event Date	Event Type	OASIS ID
1894	Excavation

Excavations and Surveys

Date M	Date Y	Type	Duration	Director / Organisation	Auspices	Fund	Extent
	1894			McEWAN			100

Artefact and Ecofact

Date M	Date Y	Artefact Type	Finder	Recovery Method	Condition	Storage Location	Access No.
0	1894	STONE AXE		Excavation		National Museum of Scotland
0	1894	SYMBOL STONE		Excavation		National Museum of Scotland

Ecofact

Samples
Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1	Monument Type 2	Monument Type 3	Order	Probability
STONES		PICTISH I	K	100
CISTS	SHORT		A	100
BONES	HUMAN		B	100
STONES		PICTISH	C	100
AXES	STONE	ROUGH	D	100
PEBBLES	BEACH	WHITE	E	100
SYMBOLS	GOOSE		F	100
SYMBOLS		FISH	G	100
SYMBOLS	CRESCENT	V-ROD	H	100
SYMBOLS	HORSESHOE		I	100
SYMBOLS	MIRROR	COMB	J	100