MHG12762 - Spade shaped Stone Implement, Blarich
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- BURIAL (Undated)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NC60SE 7 6930 0402.
Stone Spade Shaped Implement found AD 1850 (NAT) OS 1:10,000 map, (1970)
A spade-shaped stone implement was found in 1850 a short distance S of Blarich farmhouse. It is now in the museum at Dunrobin. Name Book 1873.
Near where the cist (NC60SE 10) was found at Muie, 'there is a curious ring-like elevation, in the middle of the Strath where several cists have been opened during the formation of drains, and which is known as "Rha-Marow" or "circle of the dead". Near it was found a curiously shaped piece of granite evidently worked, and very like a spade'.
L Tait 1870.
No further information was found during field investigation. The find spot is entirely featureless.
Visited by OS (W D J) 7 July 1963.
Not located in Dunrobin Museum; not listed in accessions register. No further information.
Visited by OS (N K B) 30 September 1980.
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG1227 Text/Publication/Article: Tait, L. 1870. 'Notes on the shell mounds, hut-circles, and kist-vaens of Sutherlands', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 7 1866-8, p.525-32. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 525-32. 530-1.
- --- SHG3365 Text/Publication/Volume: Name Book (County). Object Name Books of the Ordnance Survey. Book No. 33, 3.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 6929 0401 (6m by 6m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC60SE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | ROGART |
Finds (1)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Undated)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/5501 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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