Forfar, Newmonthill Cemetery
Cist(S) (Prehistoric), Cremation (Prehistoric), Food Vessel (Pottery)(Bronze Age)
Site Name Forfar, Newmonthill Cemetery
Classification Cist(S) (Prehistoric), Cremation (Prehistoric), Food Vessel (Pottery)(Bronze Age)
Canmore ID 33774
Site Number NO45SE 29
NGR NO 4618 5018
NGR Description NO 4618 5018 and NO 4617 5017
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/33774
- Council Angus
- Parish Forfar
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District Angus
- Former County Angus
NO45SE 29 4618 5018 and 4617 5017
(A: NO 4618 5018; B: NO 4617 5017) Two short cists found on 19th October 1961, during extension to Newmonthill Cemetery, and excavated by a team from Dundee Museum under J D Boyd.
Cist 'A' measured 3' x 2' x 1'3" deep with a lid 4 1/2' long and contained a female skeleton, aged about 30, height 5'1", with a food vessel which is now in Dundee Museum.
Cist 'B' measured 2 1/2' x 1 1/2' x 1 1/2' and contained cremated bone fragments.
Photographs and reports are available at Dundee Museum.
Information from Dundee Museum Record Card; Information from J D Boyd, Curator, Dundee Museum 13 July 1965; Information (illustrated) from 'The Scotsman' 24 October 1961.
Note (1978)
Forfar 4 NO 461 501 NO45SE 29
In 1961 two cists were found in Newmonthill Cemetery; a cremation was found in one, but the other-contained an inhumation with a Food Vessel, which is now in the Meffan Institute, Forfar.
RCAHMS 1978
(DES, 1961, 4; Coutts 1964, 157-8)
Watching Brief (17 March 2021 - 17 November 2021)
NO 46240 49996 A watching brief was undertaken during excavation of three small site investigation test-pits (water percolation testing) prior to a possible extension to Newmonthill Cemetery, Lour Road, Forfar. The work took place from 17 March to 17 November 2021.
Located within a former soft fruit field the test-pits failed in revealing any archaeological features or artefacts.
Archive: NRHE (intended) Funder: Angus Council
John Gooder – ACCESS Archaeological Condition Services Ltd
(Source: DES Vol 22)