MHG14140 - BA Cists, Woodside
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- ROUND BARROW (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
1888 2 cists were found 22m apart in morainic mound at Aonach on farm of Drummond. Each contained an inhumation and one was accompanied by a Food Vessel and a fragment of bronze (RMS(NMAS) EQ 601-2).
W J Watson 1889; RCAHMS 1979.
An unworked piece of flint found near one of cists was in the possession of Mr W Urquhart, Evanton, in 1890.
PSAS 1890.
Mr Moore, farmer at Drummond, indicated place known as 'The Uonach or Aonach', It is an area of about 40.468 hectarea of generally flat cultivated land centred at NH 594 653. At W end of this area, centred at NH 591 652, three morainic mounds are discernible, merging slightly into one another. There are no remains of cists and it is not possible to say which of 3 mounds contained them.
Visited by OS (RDL) 5 May 1963.
The bronze was catalogued and photographed as part of the North Kessock & District Local History Society and Archaeology for Communities in the Highlands (ARCH) collaborative 'Feats of Clay' Project, which was focused on Bronze Age metalworking around the Moray Firth. It was an awl, missing its tip measuring 21mm. It was assigned an Early Bronze Age date. <1>
The food vessel is described as buff coloured, vase shaped with two narrow grooves and close set herring bone patterns in the NMS catalogue. Listed under Acc. No. EQ 601, bronze awl listed under EQ 602. <2>
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SHG1273 Text/Publication/Article: Watson, W. 1889. 'Notice of the discovery of two cists with unburnt burials, one containing an urn and a small bronze pin, on the farm of Drummond, parish of Kiltearn, Ross-shire', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 23 1888-9, p.138-9. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 138-9. 138-9.
- --- SHG2675 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. . 14, No. 86.
- --- SHG614 Text/Publication/Article: PSAS. 1890. 'Donations to and purchases for the Museum and Library, with exhibits', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 24 1889-1890, p.6-18,141-6,274-81,378-82,410-15,443-50. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 6-18,141-6,274-81,378-82,. 414.
- <1> SHG28012 Text/Publication/Monograph: Clark, G., Cowie, T. & Kruse, S. 2017. Feats of Clay. Cat. No. 54.
- <2> SHG28278 Dataset/Database File: National Museums Scotland. 2019. Highland Finds from the NMS Catalogue. National Museums Scotland. Digital. EQ 601, EQ 602.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 5910 6520 (30m by 30m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH56NE |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | KILTEARN |
Finds (3)
- VESSEL (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
- AWL (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
- HUMAN REMAINS (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/12885 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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