Aberdeenshire HER - NJ52SW0005 - JOCK'S CAIRN

Main Details

Primary ReferenceNJ52SW0005
NameJOCK'S CAIRN
NMRS Card No.NJ52SW5
NMRS Numlink17719
Site Form Standing Structure
Site Condition Incomplete
Details Remains of a cairn depicted OS 1st edition map, the only remaining cairn of a larger group (see NJ52SW0034) which was traditionally the burial cairns of the slain from the Battle of Tillyangus in AD1571. The OS Name Book (1866) noted that Jock's Cairn appears to be larger than the other cairns, but nearly all the stones had been taken for building. At the time of OS site visit in 1967 it was a turf-covered mound, mainly of stone, severly robbed and spread. RCAHMS site visit 1998 recorded Jock's Cairn as a small, grass-grown cairn measuring 8m by 6.3m and standing 0.4m high, the centre disturbed. It stands on on the crest of a north-facing scarp. A grass grown hollow circa 10m northeast is probably a small quarry for material for the adjacent field wall.
Last Update30/06/2020

National Grid Reference: NJ 5194 2435


Easting: 369700, Northing: 849910

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Event Details


Excavations and Surveys


Artefact and Ecofact


Ecofact

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Palynology 
Ecofact Notes 

Monument Types

Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
QUARRIES REMAINS OFB70
CAIRNS REMAINS OFA100

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National Status

Regional Status


Photo Details


Bibliographic Detail

Bib Ref NoTitleAuthorDateOthersEditorPublishedDetailsDate MDate Y
01656Ordnance Name Book    EDINBURGHNo14(1866) 39,41  

Location

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

Environment

Constraints Privately owned, access by arrangement - easy access.
Altitude310
Geology 
Topography Spur
Aspect 1N
Aspect 2 Open
Current Land Use Rough Grazing
Vegetation
Soil Type 
Hydrology 

Measurements

Plan 
Shape 1
Shape 2
Diameter5.01
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Height 

Historic Land Use


Period Details

PeriodOrderProbabilityRadiocarbon DatesDate BuiltDate of DestructionDate of Loss
Unknown A100    

Period Notes

Period Notes Battle 1572.

Architect Details

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Maritime Archaeology

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