Aberdeenshire HER - NJ54NW0007 - RUTHVEN

Main Details

Primary Reference	NJ54NW0007
Name	RUTHVEN
NMRS Card No.	NJ54NW8
NMRS Numlink	17853
Site Form	Standing Structure
Site Condition	Complete 2
Details	Large whinstone slab with incised cuts. The shape suggests a cist-cover rather than the traditional belief that it was the market cross of Ruthven. In 1860 it formed one of the chief supports carrying a road across the lade of the Mill of Ruthven at NJ5060 4691. Now cemented to the north side of the churchyard wall.
Last Update	25/09/2020

National Grid Reference: NJ 5062 4691

Easting: 0, Northing: 0

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Date of Compilation

Event Details

Excavations and Surveys

Artefact and Ecofact

Ecofact

Samples
Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1	Monument Type 2	Monument Type 3	Order	Probability
SLABS	CIST		A	60
CROSSES	MARKET		B	40

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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
01759	THE PARISH OF CAIRNIE	J PIRIE	1906				54
01105	EPITAPHS & INSCRIPTIONS,VOL 2	A JERVISE	1879			EDINBURGH	34

Location

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

Environment

Constraints	A public monument, open all hours (free).
Altitude	110
Geology
Topography	Gentle slope
Aspect 1	NW
Aspect 2	Open
Current Land Use	Ecclesiastic
Vegetation
Soil Type
Hydrology

Measurements

Plan
Shape 1
Shape 2
Diameter
Length
Width	0.76
Thickness
Depth
Area
Height

Historic Land Use

Period Details

Period	Order	Probability	Radiocarbon Dates	Date Built	Date of Destruction	Date of Loss
Unknown	A	100

Period Notes

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Architect Details

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Maritime Archaeology

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