Moray HER - NJ46NE0010 - FINDOCHTY

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Primary ReferenceNJ46NE0010
NameFINDOCHTY
NRHE Card No.NJ46NE11
NRHE Numlink 17385
HES SM No. NULL
HES LB No. NULL
Site Form Standing Structure
Site Condition Complete 2
Details Cave, which lies at the foot of an isolated cliff face. The cave mouth is about 1.82m wide and circa 1.1 m high, sloping down from northwest to southeast, to the surface of the ground. The interior extends back 7.3 m and in places is more than 1.8 m high. Excavations carried out in 1901-02 produced eyeless bone needles and a jet armlet, suggested to indicate a probable prehistoric occupation. The cave also appears to have been used as a wartime shelter. Site visit in June 2022 during Moray Community Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (CCZAS) recorded that the cave appears to have been filled in.
Last Update12/02/2024
Updated Bycpalmer
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Date of Compilation 

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National Grid Reference: NJ 4580 6798


Event Details

Event DateEvent TypeOASIS ID
1901 Excavation
2022 Field Observation

Excavations and Surveys

Artefact and Ecofact

Date MDate YArtefact TypeFinderRecovery MethodConditionStorage LocationAccess No.
01901 BONE NEEDLES Excavation National Museum of Scotland  
01901 JET ARMLET Excavation National Museum of Scotland  
01901 ANIMAL BONES Excavation National Museum of Scotland  

Ecofact

Samples
Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
CAVES  A100
OCCUPATIONS  B100
NEEDLESBONE C100
ARMLETSJET D100
BONES PIGE100
BONES FOXF100
BONES SHEEPG100
BONES COWH100
SPOONSBONE I100