MHG4309 - Barbed and Tanged Arrowhead - Tom Iain
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
A very fine barbed-and-tanged flint arrowhead was dug up in 1888 when turf was being cut on Tom Iain (NN 062 617) not far from where a flint chipping factory was located (see NN06SE 3).
D Christison 1889.
In the West Highland Museum is a barbd & tanged arrowhead (Acc. No: 120J) found at N Ballachulish in 1888 and presented by J A Ross. Probably that described by Christison. Otherwise no further information. Visited by OS (A A) 6 May 1970; Information from West Highland Museum, Fort William.
On display in West Highland Museum. WHM 120. <1>
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SHG1236 Text/Publication/Article: Christison, D. 1889. 'Notice of a flint arrow-head found at Ballachulish, and another at Boleskin', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 23 1888-9, p.93-4. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 93-4. 93-4; illust..
- --- SHG25556 Collection/Project Archive: Archaeology for Communities in the Highlands (ARCH). 08/2011. Digital site gazetteer and archive for ARCH Community Timeline Project: Invergarry. Yes. Site 14.
- <1> SHG28510 Text/Record Form/Project Recording Form: 2019. Finds Collection at West Highland Museum. WHM 120.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NN 0619 6169 (4m by 4m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NN06SE |
| Civil Parish | KILMALLIE |
| Geographical Area | LOCHABER |
Finds (1)
- BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/23573 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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