Aberdeenshire HER - NJ64SE0001 - THE HARE STONES

Main Details

Primary Reference	NJ64SE0001
Name	THE HARE STONES
NMRS Card No.	NJ64SE1
NMRS Numlink	18352
Site Form	Standing Structure
Site Condition	Incomplete
Details	Remains of a recumbent stone circle. All that remains are the recumbent, leaning to the northeast, and the west flanker, which has at least six cup marks on it. OS site visit 1967 noted that the stones appeared to have been moved since the previous OS 25 inch re-survey, although farmer knew nothing of this. Several cists were said to have been found within the area of the circle which was very stony. Possibly a cairn.
Last Update	24/06/2020

National Grid Reference: NJ 6645 4382

Easting: 0, Northing: 0

Compiler
Date of Compilation

Event Details

Excavations and Surveys

Date M	Date Y	Type	Duration	Director / Organisation	Auspices	Fund	Extent
				UNKNOWN

Artefact and Ecofact

Ecofact

Samples
Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1	Monument Type 2	Monument Type 3	Order	Probability
CISTS		SITE OF	B	70
CAIRNS			C	70
STONE-CIRCLES		REMAINS OF	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
SAS	BN 974 PO	Ground	Black & White

Bibliographic Detail

Bib Ref No	Title	Author	Date	Others	Editor	Published	Details	Date M	Date Y
00280	REPORT ON THE STONE CIRCLES OF NORTH-EASTERN SCOTLAND, CHIEFLY IN AUCHTERLESS AND FORGUE IN PSAS 37 (1903), 82-142	FR COLES	1903			PSAS 37	116-7, FIG
01884	PSAS 52(1917-18) 86-122	J RITCHIE	1918				108
00136	PSAS 102(1969-70) 56-82	HAW BURL	1970				60
01447	A M'S SCOT		1961			EDINBURGH	13

Location

Historic Administrative Area Name	Inverkeithny
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	178
Geology
Topography	Shelf
Aspect 1	E
Aspect 2	Open
Current Land Use	Arable
Vegetation
Soil Type
Hydrology

Measurements

Plan
Shape 1
Shape 2
Diameter
Length	1.5
Width	1.5
Thickness	0.3
Depth
Area
Height

Historic Land Use

Period Details

Period	Order	Probability	Radiocarbon Dates	Date Built	Date of Destruction	Date of Loss
Neolithic (4000 - 2500 BC)	A	100
Bronze Age (2200 BC - 800 BC)	B	100

Period Notes

Period Notes

Architect Details

Architect Details

Maritime Archaeology

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