MHG6905 - Cist with Beakers - Cawdor
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- CIST (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NH84NW 49 84 49
Two beakers, found in the same cist in Cawdor parish, were in Nairn Museum at the end of the 19th century, and possibly still there in the 1920s. In 1888 they were described as 'a very fine Urn of the tall thin-lipped variety with bulging sides, 7.5 inches in height, and the fragments of another'. A third beaker, referred to in 1893 as being 'a still finer specimen (than those in the Museum)' was at Cawdor Castle at the end of the 19th century, and possibly still there in the 1920s. The present location of these beakers is not known. Their descriptions do not provide enough information to identify them with the three described on NH84NW 39.
J Anderson and G F Black 1888; G Bain 1893; 1928; I C Walker 1967; I C Walker and A S Henshall 1968.
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SHG1408 Text/Publication/Article: Anderson and Black, J and G F. 1888. 'Reports on local museums in Scotland, obtained through Dr R H Gunning's Jubilee gift to the Society', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 22 1887-8, p.331-422. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 331-422. 352.
- --- SHG1641 Text/Publication/Article: Walker, I C. 1967. 'The counties of Nairnshire, Moray and Banffshire in the Bronze Age: part I', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 98 1964-6, p.76-125. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 76-125. 100-1.
- --- SHG1734 Text/Publication/Article: Walker and Henshall, I C and A S. 1968. 'Three beakers from the Cawdor area, Nairnshire', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 99 1966-7, p.255-6. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 255-6. 255-6.
- --- SHG1936 Text/Publication/Volume: Bain, G. 1928. History of Nairnshire. 11.
- --- SHG1938 Text/Publication/Volume: Bain, G. 1893. History of Nairnshire. 2nd ed.. 12-13.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 8400 4899 (4m by 4m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH84NW |
| Civil Parish | CAWDOR |
| Geographical Area | NAIRN |
Finds (1)
- BEAKER (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/15063 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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