MHG11881 - Carved stone ball, Achness Graveyard
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 1501 BC?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
See also:
NC40SE0001 Graveyard & Chapel
J Aitken : 26/01/03
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NC40SE 4 467 027.
(Area NC 467027) A carved stone ball with six projecting discs, found in digging a grave in Achness graveyard (NC 46780278) was donated to the NMAS in 1894 by Andrew Urquhart, Rosehall Public School, Sutherland. (Acc.No. AS 119)
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1894; R Munro 1907.
No further information was obtained about find spot.
Visited by OS (R D L) 25 May 1963.
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SHG1201 Text/Publication/Article: Munro, R. 1907. 'Notes on ornamental stone balls, with reference to two specimins presented to the National Museum by Mr Andrew Urquhart', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 41 1906-7, p.290-300. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 290-300. 290-1; fig. 2.
- --- SHG28278 Dataset/Database File: National Museums Scotland. 2019. Highland Finds from the NMS Catalogue. National Museums Scotland. Digital. AS 119.
- --- SHG411 Text/Publication/Article: Marshall, D N. 1979. 'Carved stone balls', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 108 1976-7, p.40-72. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 40-72. 66.
- --- SHG617 Text/Publication/Article: PSAS. 1894. 'Donations to and purchases for the Museum and Library, with exhibits', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 28 1893-4, p.5-9, 58-62, 119-25, 178-85, 213-18, 234-43. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 5-9, 58-62, 119-25, 178-8. 59.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 4670 0270 (4m by 4m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC40SE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | CREICH |
Finds (1)
- BALL (RITUAL) (Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 1501 BC?)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (2)
- http://nms.scran.ac.uk/database/record.php?usi=000-180-001-371-C& (Link to online NMS collection database)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/4859 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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