Moray HER - NJ23SE0001 - AUCHINDOWN'S CAIRN

Main Details

Primary Reference	NJ23SE0001
Name	AUCHINDOWN'S CAIRN
NRHE Card No.	NJ23SE1
NRHE Numlink	16324
HES SM No.	NULL
HES LB No.	NULL
Site Form	Standing Structure
Site Condition	Incomplete
Details	Small knoll, partly destroyed by flood in 1829. Said to be the spot where Sir Patrick Gordon of Auchindown died after the Battle of Glenlivet in 1594. Now completely covered by clearance stones, the name and tradition is still known locally.
Last Update	04/05/2017
Updated By	cpalmer

Compiler
Date of Compilation	07/06/1989

National Grid Reference: NJ 2508 3061

Monument Type 1	Monument Type 2	Monument Type 3	Order	Probability
CAIRNS			A	100
STONES		CLEARANCE	B	100