Description

Rubble-walled enclosure with cast-iron gates. Typical ancient burial ground terraced into side of hill, consisting of rectangular area of raised ground enclosed by low wall to create higher ground level. Burial ground was formerly hub of Migvie parish prior to absorption into newly amalgamated Logie Coldstone parish in late 18th century centred on Newkirk, which is equidistant between 2 similar ancient burial grounds of Logie and Coldstone.

Site contains numerous gravestones from 18th and 19th centuries including several recumbent slab stones carved with death motifs similar in style to those at Tarland and Coull. Antiquity of site is suggested by Migvie Stone ? Pictish standing stone depicting rider and knotwork cross (Scheduled Monument).

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing

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Recommended Books

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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  ENGLAND GUIDE TO POST WAR LISTED: A Guide to Post-war Listed Buildings
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  The Shredded Chef: 120 Recipes for Building Muscle, Getting Lean, and Staying Healthy
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas