Moray HER - NJ16NW0051 - WESTBANK OF ROSEISLE

Main Details

Primary Reference	NJ16NW0051
Name	WESTBANK OF ROSEISLE
NRHE Card No.	NJ16NW65
NRHE Numlink	16208
HES SM No.	NULL
HES LB No.	NULL
Site Form	Standing Structure
Site Condition	Complete 2
Details	Site of a short cist, discovered in 1985. A substantial well-built cist with massive capstone 1.88 m by 1.10 m by 0.17 m was found 8 m west of the cairn on the summit of Tappoch. The cist was aligned east-west. It contained the well-preserved skeleton of an exceptionally tall male, aged over 45, lying on his right side, pointing west and facing south. The floor was covered with a layer of specially selected red, white and green quartzite pebbles. A small burnt flint core lay at shoulder and a flint spall at waist. The cist has been reconstructed in Elgin Museum.
Last Update	19/12/2022
Updated By	cpalmer

Compiler	EB
Date of Compilation	05/11/1985

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National Grid Reference: NJ 1442 6734

Event Details

Event Date	Event Type	OASIS ID
1985	Excavation
1987	Excavation

Excavations and Surveys

Date M	Date Y	Type	Duration	Director / Organisation	Auspices	Fund	Extent
11	1985		3	IAG SHEPHERD	GRC	GRC	90
	1987		1	IAG SHEPHERD	GRC	GRC	100

Artefact and Ecofact

Date M	Date Y	Artefact Type	Finder	Recovery Method	Condition	Storage Location	Access No.
11	1985	FLINT CORE	IAGS	Excavation		Grampian Regional Council
11	1985	FLINT SPALL	IAGS	Excavation		Grampian Regional Council

Ecofact

Samples	Bones to Dr M Bruce Aberdeen Un., Anatomy Dept.; Fibrous Material to Dr J Dickson, Glasgow Uni, Botany Dept.
Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1	Monument Type 2	Monument Type 3	Order	Probability
CISTS	SHORT		A	100
BONES	HUMAN	MALE	B	100
CORES	FLINT	BURNT	C	100
SPALLS	FLINT		D	100