Aberdeenshire HER - NJ71NE0011 - FULLERTON

Main Details

Primary ReferenceNJ71NE0011
NameFULLERTON
NMRS Card No.NJ71NE14
NMRS Numlink18569
Site Form Standing Structure
Site Condition Incomplete
Details Remains of a stone circle, consisting of a low central mound, a vaguely defined ditch and an equally vague enclosing ridge upon which stands a single stone to the southwest. Originally there were around seven stones. An 'oriented grave', containing an unburnt skeleton and a cremated burial with urn fragments, was found at the centre of a fire-marked area just below the surface at the centre of the stone circle. Seven deposits of burnt bones, some in small circular cists were found around the central burial. Fragments of Bronze Age urns were found with some of the burials. The 13 fragments in the NMAS are from 13 vessels (possibly flat rimware). The circle is now tree planted and resembles a saucer-barrow in appearance. A low stone wall revetment on the outer edge of the circle is probably comparatively modern.
Last Update21/09/2022

National Grid Reference: NJ 7839 1797


Easting: 338170, Northing: 814310

Compiler 
Date of Compilation 

Event Details


Excavations and Surveys

Date MDate YTypeDurationDirector / OrganisationAuspicesFundExtent
    C DALRYMPLE   

Artefact and Ecofact

Date MDate YArtefact TypeFinderRecovery MethodConditionStorage LocationAccess No.
  FLAT-RIM WARE  Excavation National Museum of Scotland  

Ecofact

Samples 
Palynology 
Ecofact Notes 

Monument Types

Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
STONE-CIRCLES REMAINS OFA100
DITCHES REMAINS OFB100
BANKS REMAINS OFC100
CISTSBURIAL D100
BURIALSHUMAN E100
BONESHUMANBURNTF100
CISTSCIRCULAR G100
URNS  H100
POTTERY FLAT-RIM WAREI100

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National Status

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

Regional Status


Photo Details

SourceReferencePhoto TypeFilm TypeDate
CUCAKD 18-9 Air-oblique Black & White 27/07/1964
CUCBJX 21 Air-oblique Black & White 20/07/1972
AASAAS/84/07/R16/1-2 Air-oblique Black & White 20/07/1984
AASAAS/84/13/R29/4-6 Air-oblique Black & White 11/08/1984
SASAB 2443 Ground Black & White 01/01/1903

Bibliographic Detail

Bib Ref NoTitleAuthorDateOthersEditorPublishedDetailsDate MDate Y
00848KINTORE BYPASS:DESKTOP ASSESSMENTD.B. GALLAGHER1992    111992
00005SCOTLAND IN PAGAN TIMESJ ANDERSON1883   108  
00278PSAS 35(1900-01) 187-248FR COLES1901   218-9  
01231PSAS 69(1934-5) 448HE KILBRIDE-JONES1935   444-8  

Location

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

Environment

Constraints Privately owned, access by arrangement - difficult access.
Altitude60
Geology 
Topography Terrace
Aspect 1E
Aspect 2 Open
Current Land Use Arable
Vegetation
Soil Type3s
Hydrology 

Measurements

Plan 
Shape 1 Circular
Shape 2
Diameter8.53
Length 
Width 
Thickness 
Depth 
Area 
Height 

Historic Land Use


Period Details

PeriodOrderProbabilityRadiocarbon DatesDate BuiltDate of DestructionDate of Loss
Neolithic (4000 - 2500 BC) A95    
Bronze Age (2200 BC - 800 BC) B100    

Period Notes

Period Notes

Architect Details

Architect Details

Maritime Archaeology

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