What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Ardlethen as Cist (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.
A cist burial associated with a cinerary urn, likely dating to the Bronze Age; such burials are significant for understanding early funerary practices in Scotland.
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Places near here
Plodhill WoodWood · 855 yd
West KinharrachieFarmhouse (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned) · 952 yd
Bridge of ArdlethenRoad Bridge (early 19th Century) · 1372 yd
KinharrachieLamp (stone)(period Unassigned) · 1525 yd
ShallowploughRig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval) · 1.1 mi
Little YthsieNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.3 mi
Castle of EsslemontCastle (medieval), Moated Site (medieval), Tower House(s) (medieval) · 1.6 mi
McDonald Park ObeliskMemorial · 2.4 mi
Ellon War MemorialMemorial · 2.7 mi
Upper ArdgrainNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 2.7 mi
Raxton WoodForest · 3.0 mi
Logierieve WoodPicnic place · 3.1 mi