EHG1581 - Fieldwalking - Stoneyfield, Inverness
Technique(s)
Organisation
Unaffiliated
Date
1985-6
Description
Fieldwalking was carried out by A Ross and G Harden in ploughed fields at Stoneyfield, Inverness in 1985-6. This produced a quantity of flintwork. This included cores and flakes, 16 scrapers with various edges retouched, 3 possible arrowheads, 9 flints with straight edge retouch, and 5 microliths. There were also a few flakes of quartz and a quartz core, as well as 2 gun flints. Sherds of medieval/post medieval pottery and two small spherical beads were also found. <1> <2>
The fieldwalking assemblage is within Inverness Museum collections. <3>
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SHG1548 Text/Publication/Article: Ross and Harden, A and G. 1985. 'Stonyfield (Inverness & Bona p) Flint flakes, cores, pottery, beads', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1985, p.24. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 24. p.24.
- <2> SHG1547 Text/Publication/Article: Ross and Harden, A and G. 1986. 'Stonyfield (Inverness & Bona p) Fieldwalking collection', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1986, p.16-17. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 16-17. p.16.
- <3> SHG25836 Collection/Catalogue: Inverness Museum & Art Gallery. Inverness Museum & Art Gallery Accession registers.
Location
| Location | Stoneyfield |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | Centred NH 6941 4559 (811m by 767m) (2 map features) |
| Map sheet | NH64NE |
| Operational Area | INVERNESS NAIRN BADENOCH AND STRATHSPEY |
| Civil Parish | INVERNESS AND BONA |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- MHG3675 Flints and Pottery Sherds and Beads - Stoneyfield (Find Spot)
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Record last edited
May 13 2020 1:58PM