MHG17542 - Quern Stone - Arpafeelie
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Iron Age - 550 BC? to 560 AD?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Wrong NMRS link
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NH65SW 18 6102 5042.
A rotary quern was found buried in a shallow pit, when monitoring the Inverness-Dingwall gas pipeline.
J Wordsworth 1992. <1>
During observation on the Inverness to Dingwall Gas Pipeline, at the back of Arpafeelie, a re-used rotary quern was found buried in a shallow pit. The presence of a small piece of ?Iron Age pottery gave some suggestion of a date for this. <2>
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SHG1449 Text/Publication/Article: Wordsworth, J. 1992. 'Ross and Cromarty District (various parishes)', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1992, p.45. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 45. 45.
- <2> SHG24866 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Wordsworth, J. 11/1992. Inverness - Dingwall British Gas Pipeline 1992: A report on Archaeological Discoveries made on the route of this pipeline from June until October 1992. Wordsworth Archaeological Services. Digital (scanned as PDF). Site 34.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 6101 5042 (4m by 4m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH65SW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | KNOCKBAIN |
Finds (1)
- ROTARY QUERN (Iron Age - 550 BC? to 560 AD?)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (1)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/83465 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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