What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Old Windy Mains as Cist(s) (period Unassigned), Cinerary Urn (period Unassigned). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Cist burial and cinerary urn; likely dates to the Bronze Age. Its presence indicates early funerary practices associated with cremation and small stone burial chambers in the region.
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Places near here
Keith Marischal, SteadingFarmstead (early 19th Century) (1801) · 465 yd
Keith MarischalCountry House (16th Century) · 555 yd
Windy MainsCoin (roman) · 781 yd
Windy Mains WoodWood · 1077 yd
Dow Syke PlantationForest · 1138 yd
Nether KeithRig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval) · 1274 yd
Kippit HillMountain / peak · 1.1 mi
Saltoun HallCastle (medieval), Country House (19th Century) · 2.9 mi
The Great Yew of OrmistonHeritage attraction · 3.0 mi
Easter Pencaitland, CemeteryCemetery (20th Century) · 3.1 mi
Pencaitland War MemorialMemorial · 3.2 mi
Fala LuggieTower House (medieval) · 3.4 mi