MHG1961 - Cist w cremation etc, Greystones

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Type and Period (2)

BURIAL CAIRN (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
CIST (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)

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Full Description

ND25SW 16 245 543.

A small tumulus found in what is now the garden of Greystones (ND 245 543), when that farmhouse was built, contained a short cist, in which was a cremation burial and an urn.
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1873.

Enquiries at Greystones produced no further information.
Visited by OS (W D J) 29 April 1963.

No further information. Visited by OS (N K B) 10 May 1982.

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--- SHG635 Text/Publication/Article: PSAS. 1873. 'Donations to and purchases for the Museum', (And exhibits)', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 9 1870-2, p.5-12,53-9,78-81,153-7,179-85,219-23,238-49,. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 5-12,53-9,78-81,153-7,179. 183-4.

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Location

Grid reference	Centred ND 2450 5430 (16m by 16m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	ND25SW
Civil Parish	WATTEN
Geographical Area	CAITHNESS

Finds (1)

VESSEL (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Parent of: DELETED - merged with MHG1961 (Monument) (MHG41690)

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External Links (1)

https://canmore.org.uk/site/8785 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)

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