MHG16135 - Upper Cullernie
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- PIT (Undated)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NH74NW 75 7287 4774.
'Pit containing flint and pitchstone': No details given.
J Wordsworth 1991p. <1>
Over the Cullernie burn a small pit was found containing flints and pieces of Arran pitchstone, identified during observation on the route of the Nairn to Inverness pipeline. It was recorded as an oblong pit with rounded bottom 5.5m x 3m x 350mm deep Pale yellow brown slightly loamy sand silt sealing a charcoal-rich silt with 1 worked flint flake and 2 pieces worked pitchstone. <2>
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SHG1788 Text/Publication/Article: Wordsworth, J. 1991. 'Upper Cullernie (Inverness & Bona parish): pit containing flint and pitchstone', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1991, p.41. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 41. 41.
- <2> SHG24879 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Wordsworth, J.. 11/1991. Inverness - Nairn British Gas Pipeline 1991. Wordsworth Archaeological Services. 30/01/1998. Digital (scanned as PDF). Site 81.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 7286 4773 (10m by 10m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH74NW |
| Civil Parish | INVERNESS AND BONA |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
Finds (1)
- TOOL (Undated)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (1)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/83562 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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