MHG2304 - Various Lithics and Bone Object - Scottag
Summary
Flints etc, Scottag
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 551 BC)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
The following objects and implements are in NMAS: Seven flint implements found in the Gersa district (Acc Nos: AB 1545-51); cylindrical object of white quartz found near Gersa schoolhouse (BG 260); five flint scrapers, end-scraper of flint and a saw of red flint found in the neighbourhood of Gersa school (AB 2144-51); and a sickle-shaped bone object found in 1922 in a field at Gersa school.
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1926; 1932.
No further information. Gersa school is at ND 2590 5745.
Visited by OS (R D L) 23 April 1963.
No change. Visited by OS (J B) 19 March 1982.
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SHG28278 Dataset/Database File: National Museums Scotland. 2019. Highland Finds from the NMS Catalogue. National Museums Scotland. Digital. AB 1545- AB 1551, AB 2144- AB 2151, BG 260.
- --- SHG566 Text/Publication/Article: PSAS. 1926. 'Donations to and purchases for the Museum and Library', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 60 1925-6, p.10-26, 95-104, 149-55, 215-18, 254-6, 300-4. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 10-26, 95-104, 149-55, 21. 16.
- --- SHG639 Text/Publication/Article: PSAS. 1932. 'Donations to the Museum and Library', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 66 1931-2, p.213-18. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 213-18. 214.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 2589 5739 (4m by 4m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND25NE |
| Civil Parish | WATTEN |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
Finds (8)
- END SCRAPER (Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC? to 551 BC?)
- SAW (Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC? to 551 BC?)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC? to 551 BC?)
- CORE (Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC? to 551 BC?)
- KNIFE (Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC? to 551 BC?)
- WORKED OBJECT (Undated)
- SCRAPER (TOOL) (Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC? to 551 BC?)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC? to 551 BC?)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/8730 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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