MHG55124 - Approximate findspot of Neolithic stone ball - Hilton
Summary
A Neolithic stone ball, said to have been found during house building.
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
In 2011 D. Scott submitted information about a Neolithic stone ball which he believes was found close to the site of a new house in about 2000. He photographed the ball when he was shown it by the finder. Mr Scott believes that the stone ball was found during the building of a house on the seaward side of the upper road running above Hilton Village. <1>
A Neolithic carved stone ball, discovered by the finder when a child; the precise findspot is unclear but is remembered as being the Portmahomack/Balintore area. The ball is of a granitic stone, decorated with 203 knobs carved in relief (as verified by Ms Chelsea Anderson); it is 69mm in maximum diameter and weighs 487g. It is of Marshall’s Type 8 and has the largest number of knobs of any carved stone ball known, Marshall having reported 160 as the previous highest number. Probable date c3000 BC. The ball joins a small cluster found around the Cromarty Firth (including a six-knobbed ball found during excavations at Portmahomack), W of the main concentration of ball finds in Aberdeenshire. Allocated to Tarbat Discovery Centre, Portmahomack by QLTR (CO.TT.109/13). <2>
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SHG25463 Text/Correspondence: Scott, D. 05/2011. Emails from Douglas Scott re Neolithic stone ball. Yes. Digital.
- <2> SHG28243 Text/Publication/Article: Sheridan. A. 2014. Fearn, Portmahomack/Balintore, Casual Find, Discovery Excav Scot, New, vol. 15. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 105. Online. pp.105.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 869 762 (100m by 100m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH87NE |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | FEARN |
Finds (1)
- BALL (RITUAL) (Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 1501 BC)
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