Aberdeen City HER - NJ80SE0485 - BINGHILL

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Primary ReferenceNJ80SE0485
NameBINGHILL
NRHE Card No.NJ80SE12
NRHE Numlink 19373
HES SM No. 11177
HES LB No.
Site Form Standing Structure
Site Condition Complete 2
Details Cairn of granite blocks. There is no evidence of a kerb. This cairn lies 40 metres north east of the recumbent stone circle on Binghill. It measures 6 metres in diameter and 0.5 metres high. A hollow in the centre suggests that there has been an amateur excavation in the past or that there has been a collapse in the centre of the structure and the burial may have subsided. Also at Binghill is a site that was surveyed in the Ordnance Survey Name Book 71 and appeared on the Ordnance Survey map 1867 - 1869. It was described as being a large tumulus composed of rough stones. That cairn lies on the crest of a scarp to the south of the recumbent stone circle and was probably a garden feature. Without archaeological excavation it is not possible to confirm when these cairns were built.
Last Update22/02/2022
Updated Bycpalmer
CompilerACU
Date of Compilation13/09/2017

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