MHG11910 - Stone whorl, Eriboll

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FINDSPOT (Undated)

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A steatite whorl, 1.3ins in diameter and 0.2ins thick, flat with rounded edge, from Eriboll (NC 432 565), is in Dunrobin Museum. (Acc. No. X 110) Information from TS catalogue of Dunrobin Museum (A S Henshall) 1966.

The whorl was catalogued during an inventory of Dunrobin Castle Museum's collection in 2019 by ARCH. Listed under Acc. No. X110. It displayed in case 25 shelf A on a reconstructed loom as a loom weight.<1>

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<1> SHG28514 Collection/Finds Collection: Archaeology for Communities in the Highlands (ARCH). 2019. Finds Collection At Dunrobin Castle Museum. X110.

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Grid reference	Centred NC 4320 5649 (4m by 4m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NC45NW
Geographical Area	SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish	DURNESS

Finds (1)

SPINDLE WHORL (Undated)

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https://canmore.org.uk/site/4923 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)

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