Aberdeenshire HER - NJ31SE0032 - BEN NEWE

Main Details

Primary Reference	NJ31SE0032
Name	BEN NEWE
NMRS Card No.	NJ31SE6
NMRS Numlink	16782
Site Form	Documentary Record Only
Site Condition	Unknown
Details	Alleged holy well, a pool of rainwater on summit of Ben Newe which was renowned for its cures. It may be sacred place, the Celtic name preserved in the 'Newe' of Ben Newe. Some years before 1866 many pins were found and coins and charms have been offered in recent years.
Last Update	15/11/2018

National Grid Reference: NJ 3817 1431

Easting: 355483, Northing: 797306

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Date of Compilation

Event Details

Excavations and Surveys

Artefact and Ecofact

Date M	Date Y	Artefact Type	Finder	Recovery Method	Condition	Storage Location	Access No.
0	0	CHARMS		Stray Find
0	0	COINS		Stray Find
0	0	PINS		Stray Find

Ecofact

Samples
Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1	Monument Type 2	Monument Type 3	Order	Probability
WELLS	HOLY		A	100

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National Status

Regional Status

Photo Details

Bibliographic Detail

Bib Ref No	Title	Author	Date	Others	Editor	Published	Details	Date M	Date Y
01432	MACFARLANES GEOG COLL 1906-8	A MITCHELL	1908	Y		EDINBURGH	No51,22-3
02084	THE BOOK OF GLENBUCHAT	WD SIMPSON	1942			ABERDEEN	138-41
02457	CELTIC PLACE NAMES OF SCOTLAND	WJ WATSON	1926				244-49

Location

Historic Administrative Area Name	Strathdon
Positional Accuracy	Centred at
Buffer Zone	15-20m
Buffer Type	Automated
Capture Scale	Unknown
Spatial Feature Type	Polygon: Unknown Extent

Environment

Constraints	Privately owned, access by arrangement - difficult access.
Altitude	565
Geology
Topography	Summit
Aspect 1	N
Aspect 2	Open
Current Land Use	Coniferous Woodland
Vegetation
Soil Type
Hydrology

Measurements

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Historic Land Use

Period Details

Period	Order	Probability	Radiocarbon Dates	Date Built	Date of Destruction	Date of Loss
Early Medieval (400 - 900 AD)	A	80
Medieval (1100 - 1560 AD)	B	100
Post-Medieval (from 1560 AD)	C	100

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Maritime Archaeology

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