Aberdeenshire HER - NO76NW0002 - TOWER OF JOHNSTON CAIRN

Main Details

Primary ReferenceNO76NW0002
NameTOWER OF JOHNSTON CAIRN
NMRS Card No.NO76NW2
NMRS Numlink36330
Site Form Standing Structure
Site Condition Complete 2
Details A 19th century tower on the remains of a cairn. A large Bronze Age cairn, originally circa 45m in diameter, which was surrounded by a ring of large blocks of freestone (possibly kerbstones) which is now covered by the stones of the cairn falling down and over them. A 9.14m high hollow tower (a folly) was erected on it by J Farquhar of Johnston in 1812. The tower is an Ordnance Survey trigonometrical survey intersected station (sighting point) depicted on historic OS maps.
Last Update12/11/2024

National Grid Reference: NO 7267 6918


Easting: 387300, Northing: 786600

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Date of Compilation 

Event Details

Excavations and Surveys

Artefact and Ecofact

Ecofact

Samples 
Palynology 
Ecofact Notes 

Monument Types

Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
CAIRNS REMAINS OFA100
TOWERSMEMORIAL B100
FOLLIES  C100
STATIONSTRIANGULATION D100

Google Map for NO76NW0002

National Status

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

Regional Status

Regional Status
Site of Regional Significance

Photo Details

SourceReferencePhoto TypeFilm TypeDate
AASAAS/96/03/G8/10-14 Air-oblique Black & White 06/06/1996
AASAAS/96/03/CN Air-oblique Colour Negative 06/06/1996
AASAAS/97/03/G5/15 Air-oblique Black & White 30/01/1997
AASAAS/97/03/CT21,51, 53-4 Air-oblique Colour Transparency 30/01/1997
AASAAS/97/03/G6/1-4 Air-oblique Black & White 30/01/1997
AASAAS/04/2/CT36-48 Air-oblique Colour Transparency 26/05/2004
AASAAS/04/2/G1/22-5 Air-oblique Black & White 26/05/2004
AASAAS/96/03/CT37-39 Air-oblique Colour Transparency 06/06/1996

Bibliographic Detail

Bib Ref NoTitleAuthorDateOthersEditorPublishedDetailsDate MDate Y
01685THE HILL OF GARVOCK WIND ENERGY PROJECT REPORT 2003   SECTION 4, P252003
01885S KINC LIST    EDINBURGHNo77  
01557New Statistical Account    EDINBURGHNo11(1845) 35  

Location

Historic Administrative Area Name Garvock
Positional Accuracy Centred at
Buffer Zone 20+m
Buffer Type Standard
Capture Scale 1:501 - 1:1250
Spatial Feature Type Polygon: Known Site Extent

Environment

Constraints Privately owned, access by arrangement - difficult access.
Altitude277
Geology 
Topography Summit
Aspect 1360
Aspect 2 Open
Current Land Use Permanent Pasture
Vegetation
Soil Type 
Hydrology 

Measurements

Plan 
Shape 1
Shape 2
Diameter28.5
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Width 
Thickness 
Depth 
Area 
Height 

Historic Land Use

Period Details

PeriodOrderProbabilityRadiocarbon DatesDate BuiltDate of DestructionDate of Loss
Bronze Age (2200 BC - 800 BC) A100    
Post-Medieval (from 1560 AD) B100    
19th Century C100    
20th Century D100    

Period Notes

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Architect Details

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