Aberdeenshire HER - NJ52SW0034 - JOCK'S CAIRN

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Primary ReferenceNJ52SW0034
NameJOCK'S CAIRN
NRHE Card No.NJ52SW5
NRHE Numlink 17719
HES SM No. NULL
HES LB No. NULL
Site Form Documentary Record Only
Site Condition Destroyed
Details Site of cairns depicted as tumuli on the OS 1st edition map. The OS Name Book (1866) notes that these were traditionally the burial cairns of the slain from the Battle of Tillyangus in AD1571. Only one, Jock's Cairn remains (see NJ52SW0005) but OS site visit in 1967 found no trace of the others. Between NJ 5189 2442 and NJ 5188 2456 are the remains of an old field bank have been mistaken for cairns, but there is no evidence of a field system.
Last Update30/06/2020
Updated Bycpalmer
CompilerCP
Date of Compilation30/06/2020

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