MHG57501 - Cist - Bakerhill
Summary
A cist found on Bakerhill near Maryburgh.
Type and Period (1)
- CIST (Bronze Age - 2400 BC? to 551 BC?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
A cist found on Bakerhill near Maryburgh.
At Bakerhill, on the estate of Brahan, and about two miles west of Dingwall during the trenching of some uncultivated land, a cist-like structure was met with, consisting of slabs set on edge, and covered by an overlaying schist stone, four feet in length, two and a half feet in breadth, and six to eight inches in thickness. One of ots sides is marked by above thirty isolated cups, and by several sets conjoined together in groups of two or more by connecting grooves or gutters. Six or seven of the cups are surrounded by a circle, usually imperfect or wanting at one point or side. This stone was discovered on the roadside, some time ago, by Mr Joass of Dingwall, and its history traced by him. <1>
The cup marked stone was subsequently moved to Brahan Castle and afterwards follwing the demolition of the building to the building now known as Brahan House - see MHG9005 for the cup marked stone.
The NGR is marginal and nominally located in a field to the west of the Bakerhill farmstead, as shown on OS MasterMap. <2>
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SHG1317 Text/Publication/Article: Jolly, W. 1882. On cup-marked stones in the neighbourhood of Inverness; with an appendix on cup-marked stones in the Western Islands. Proc Soc Antiq Scot Volume 16. 300-401. 340.
- --- SHG1496 Text/Publication/Article: Simpson and Thawley, D D A and J E. 1973. 'Single grave art in Britain', Scot Archaeol Forum Vol. 4 1972, p.81-104. Scot Archaeol Forum. 81-104. 100, No. 3.
- --- 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. . 17, No. 123.
- <1> SHG1314 Text/Publication/Article: Simpson, J Y. 1868. 'On ancient sculpturings of cups and concentric rings, etc.', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 6 1864-6, p.1-147. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 1-147. 29.
- <2> SHG23361 Image/Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Mastermap. Digital. XY
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 5367 5702 (20m by 20m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH55NW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | URRAY |
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