Angus HER - NO35NW0006 - KINGOLDRUM CHURCHYARD

Main Details

Primary Reference	NO35NW0006
Name	KINGOLDRUM CHURCHYARD
NRHE Card No.	NO35NW6
NRHE Numlink	32280
HES SM No.	NULL
HES LB No.	NULL
Site Form	Documentary Record Only
Site Condition	Unknown
Details	Several interments were found circa 1843 during operations in the immediate vicinity of Kingoldrum parish churchyard . One cist contained a skeleton, doubled up, placed in a sitting posture, between three slabs of stone, the fourth probably having been removed. Along with it was found a bronze cross and chain which were donated to the NMAS in 1867. Curle and Robertson suggest these finds may be of Roman origin. According to Mr Mackintosh, session clerk, the cists are believed to have been found on the east side of the parish churchyard. No recent finds have been made. The churchyard is situated at the north end of a prominent ridge.
Last Update	25/11/2020
Updated By	cpalmer

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Date of Compilation

Google Map for NO35NW0006

National Grid Reference: NO 3341 5501

Event Details

Excavations and Surveys

Date M	Date Y	Type	Duration	Director / Organisation	Auspices	Fund	Extent
11	1975			NKB	OS

Artefact and Ecofact

Date M	Date Y	Artefact Type	Finder	Recovery Method	Condition	Storage Location	Access No.
	1843	BRONZE CROSS & CHAIN		Stray Find		National Museum of Scotland	FC 151-2

Ecofact

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Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1	Monument Type 2	Monument Type 3	Order	Probability
OBJECTS	INDETERMINATE		B	100
BONES	HUMAN		D	100
CISTS		REMAINS OF	A	100
BURIALS	HUMAN		C	100