MHG12252 - Carved Stone Ball, Stoer
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
A carved stone ball of horneblende schist, 2.75" in diameter, with 4 discoid projections, found August 1915 at Stoer (NC 0328), in the vicinity of a small stream by W Munro, crofter, was purchased for NMAS (Acc No: AS 172).
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1917.
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SHG28278 Dataset/Database File: National Museums Scotland. 2019. Highland Finds from the NMS Catalogue. National Museums Scotland. Digital. AS 172.
- --- 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. 65.
- --- SHG559 Text/Publication/Article: PSAS. 1917. 'Donations to and purchases for the Museum and Library', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 51 1916-17, p.10-15,29-30,98-9,128-9,176-7,198-9. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 10-15,29-30,98-9,128-9,17. 99.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 0300 2800 (4m by 4m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC02NW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | ASSYNT |
Finds (1)
- BALL (RITUAL) (Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 1501 BC?)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (2)
- http://nms.scran.ac.uk/database/record.php?usi=000-180-001-387-C& (Link to online NMS collections database)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/4503 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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