MHG10908 - BA Spear in Possible Stone Circle, Craggan Soiller
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- STONE CIRCLE? (Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 551 BC)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NC76SW 23 726 626.
A Late Bronze Age spearhead found about 1897 by Patrick MacKay, Swordly, 'in the soil beneath a prostrate stone, one of the circle, at Craggan Soiller, to the south of Farr township' (Mackay 1909). It is preserved in Dunrobin Museum.
A Mackay 1909; J M Coles 1962.
The hill centred at NC 726 626 is locally known as Craggan Soiller, but there is no knowledge of a stone circle.
Visited by OS (A A) 15 July 1971.
Sources/Archives (8)
- --- SHG1287 Text/Publication/Article: Mackay, A. 1909. 'Notice of two flanged palstaves of bronze from Craig-a-Bhodaich, Farr, Sutherland', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 43 1908-9, p.240-2. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 240-2. 242.
- --- SHG1476 Text/Publication/Article: Coles, J M. 1962. ''Scottish Late Bronze Age metalwork: typology, distributions and chronology'', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 93 1959-60, p.16-134. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 16-134. 81.
- --- SHG15090 Image/Photograph(s): Craggan Soiller. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG15091 Image/Photograph(s): Craggan Soiller. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG15092 Image/Photograph(s): Craggan Soiller. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG15093 Image/Photograph(s): Craggan Soiller. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG15094 Image/Photograph(s): Craggan Soiller. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG15095 Image/Photograph(s): Craggan Soiller. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 7260 6260 (40m by 40m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC76SW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | FARR |
Finds (1)
- SPEARHEAD (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/6419 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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