Aberdeenshire HER - NJ64SE0005 - GALLOW HILL, AULDYOCH

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Primary ReferenceNJ64SE0005
NameGALLOW HILL, AULDYOCH
NRHE Card No.NJ64SE5
NRHE Numlink 18356
HES SM No. NULL
HES LB No. NULL
Site Form Documentary Record Only
Site Condition Destroyed
Details Site of a settlement. An extensive scatter of hut circles accompanied by small mounds of earth and stone, some of which have yielded cinerary urns, covered this area. The interiors of the huts were scooped with entrances in the east. One was excavated in 1871 revealing a central post-hole 0.76 m deep by 0.30 m in diameter, which still contained remains of post. A hearth was also found. The only artefacts recovered were a perforated stone, 10 cm in diameter, and several circular slatey stones, dressed and polished. The tumuli or cairns were composed of local slatey stone and pebbles, and the two excavated appeared to be laid in courses around urns. Each mound appeared to contain several cinerary urns, each standing on a rough slatey stone. A great many flint arrowheads have been found in area plus two axes. Now no trace and the area has been ploughed over.
Last Update15/08/2024
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Event Details

Event DateEvent TypeOASIS ID
1871 Excavation

Excavations and Surveys


Artefact and Ecofact

Date MDate YArtefact TypeFinderRecovery MethodConditionStorage LocationAccess No.
 1871 CINERARY URNS JF Excavation National Museum of Scotland EA 243
 1871 PERFORATED STONE JF Excavation National Museum of Scotland  

Ecofact

Samples
Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
SETTLEMENTS SITE OFA100
HUT-CIRCLES SITE OFB100
CAIRNS SITE OFC100
URNSCINERARY D100
PITSPOSTSITE OFE100
INTERIORSHUTSCOOPEDF100
STONES PERFORATEDG100
STONESCIRCULARPOLISHEDH100
ARROWHEADSFLINT I100