Aberdeenshire HER - NJ62NE0006 - WESTERTON OF PETMATHEN

Main Details

Primary Reference	NJ62NE0006
Name	WESTERTON OF PETMATHEN
NMRS Card No.	NJ62NE6
NMRS Numlink	18124
Site Form	Standing Structure
Site Condition	Complete 2
Details	Large standing stone, a single stone of likely Neolithic or early Bronze Age date. It stands 163m above sea level on a gentle south-east-facing slope. The earthfast whinstone measures 1.8m square in section and 2.7m in height, with a maximum girth of 6m.
Last Update	19/01/2023

National Grid Reference: NJ 6644 2647

Easting: 0, Northing: 0

Compiler
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
STANDING-STONES			A	100

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National Status

National Status
Scheduled (under AM + Arch Area Act 1979)

Regional Status

Regional Status
Site of Regional Significance

Photo Details

Source	Reference	Photo Type	Film Type	Date
RCM	E 51455 CN	Air-oblique	Colour Negative	02/12/2004

Bibliographic Detail

Bib Ref No	Title	Author	Date	Others	Editor	Published	Details	Date M	Date Y
00279	REPORT ON STONE CIRCLES IN ABERDEENSHIRE IN PSAS 36(1901-2) 488-581	FR COLES	1902				533-5

Location

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

Environment

Constraints	Privately owned, access by arrangement - difficult access.
Altitude	160
Geology
Topography	Moderate Slope
Aspect 1	S
Aspect 2	Open
Current Land Use	Rough Grazing
Vegetation
Soil Type
Hydrology

Measurements

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

Historic Land Use

Period Details

Period	Order	Probability	Radiocarbon Dates	Date Built	Date of Destruction	Date of Loss
Bronze Age (2200 BC - 800 BC)	A	100

Period Notes

Period Notes

Architect Details

Architect Details

Maritime Archaeology

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