Monument record MHG8852 - Cist w burial, Rosemarkie Old Manse

Summary

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Location

Grid reference Centred NH 7343 5731 (6m by 6m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NH75NW
Geographical Area ROSS AND CROMARTY
Old County ROSS-SHIRE
Civil Parish ROSEMARKIE

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

NH75NW 6 7343 5732.

(NH 7343 5732) Stone Cist containing Human Remains and Urn found AD. 1904 (NAT).
OS 6" map, Ross-shire, 2nd ed., (1906)

A short cist - 3' x 2' x 2'6" deep was found, during the digging of a drain, in the grounds of the Manse of Rosemarkie, in the autumn of 1903. It contained unburnt remains with a food-vessel, which was purchased for NMAS ( E.E. 92).
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1904; A A Woodham 1956.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • --- Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1979. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. The archaeological sites and monuments of the Black Isle, Ross and Cromarty District, Highland Region. . 13, No. 60.
  • --- Text/Publication/Article: PSAS. 1904. 'Donations to and purchases for the Museum and articles exhibited', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 38 1903-4, p.11-16, 98-102, 149-51, 252-55, 411-15, 468-75. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 11-16, 98-102, 149-51, 25. 469-70.
  • --- Text/Publication/Article: Woodham, A. A.. 1956. A survey of prehistoric monuments in the Black Isle. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Vol. 88 (1953-55). 65-93. p 92.

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Record last edited

May 13 2016 12:00AM

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