Aberdeenshire HER - NO77SE0003 - KENSHOT CAIRN

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Primary ReferenceNO77SE0003
NameKENSHOT CAIRN
NRHE Card No.NO77SE3
NRHE Numlink 36507
HES SM No. NULL
HES LB No. NULL
Site Form Standing Structure
Site Condition Incomplete
Details Remains of a cairn of which only the base survives. It measures circa 8m in diameter and stands 0.4m high. Said to be that on which a King sat to pass judgement on Sheriff Melville. 'Kenshot' said is to be a corruption of 'King's Seat'. All that remains is a scant, turf-covered remains of a rubble of stones. Neither the name or the tradition are known locally. This is probably the remains of a burial cairn.
Last Update23/06/2020
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Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
CAIRNS REMAINS OFA100
SITESTRADITIONAL B100