MHG13634 - BA Hoard, & Burials, The Slates
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- BURIAL (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
ND16NE 21 1817 6898.
(ND 1817 6898) Two Bronze Spearheads found AD 1839 (NAT)
OS 6" map, (1970)
Mr W Manson (Castletown) found two bronze spearheads here in 1839, when digging for the treasure which is alleged to have been buried between Hoy Head and Dunnet Head. An abundance of bones, supposed to be human, were also found.
Name Book 1873.
No further information was obtained regarding these finds.
Visited by OS (J B) 7 December 1981.
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 1816 6897 (6m by 6m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND16NE |
| Civil Parish | OLRIG |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
Finds (2)
- HUMAN REMAINS (Bronze Age - 2400 BC? to 551 BC?)
- SPEARHEAD (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/8394 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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