MHG1680 - Flint Nodules - Beach on Ackergill Links

Summary

Findspot of flints on Ackergill Links beach.

Type and Period (1)

FINDSPOT (Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 551 BC)

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Fresh flint nodules were recovered from the beach at Ackergill Links (name at ND 340 567). They have been deposited in the Artefact Research Unit, Royal Museum, Edinburgh.
C R Wickham-Jones and C Firth 1990a.

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--- SHG1111 Text/Publication/Article: Wickham-Jones and Firth, C R and C. 1990. 'Mesolithic survey', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1990, p.22. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 22. 22.

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Grid reference	Centred ND 3399 5600 (4m by 4m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	ND35NW
Civil Parish	WICK
Geographical Area	CAITHNESS

Finds (1)

DEBITAGE (Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC? to 551 BC?)

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External Links (1)

https://canmore.org.uk/site/75260 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)

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