MHG25226 - River Spey
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Created automatically by NMRS Register Utility
User: Admin, Date: Fri 10 Mar 2000
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NH91SW 11 unlocated.
A sherd (illustrated in PSAS, and by Henshall, following), described as 'a rim and wall fragment of a neolithic vessel of dark brown ware, decorated by flutings made by the tips of the fingers' was found 'at the foot of an electric pylon on the south side of the River Spey, between Grantown (NH 03 27) and Newtonmore (NN 71 99)', a distance of 28 miles. Its present whereabouts are unknown.
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1937; A S Henshall 1983; I Kinnes 1987.
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SHG3145 Text/Publication/Article: Henshall, A S. 1983. The neolithic pottery from Easterton of Roseisle, Moray. SHG23447. 19-44. 38, No. 4.
- --- SHG433 Text/Publication/Article: Kinnes, I. 1987. 'Circumstances not context: the Neolithic of Scotland as seen from outside', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 115 1985, p.15-57. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 15-57. 46, No. 48.
- --- SHG587 Text/Publication/Article: PSAS. 1964. 'Donations to and purchases for the Museum and Library', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 95 1961-2, p.311-18. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 311-18. 311.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 9100 1299 (4m by 4m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH91SW |
| Civil Parish | DUTHIL AND ROTHIEMURCHUS |
| Geographical Area | BADENOCH AND STRATHSPEY |
Finds (1)
- VESSEL (Undated)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/15405 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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