MHG2536 - Cist, Glengolly Farm
Summary
Site of a cist containing a beaker.
Type and Period (1)
- CIST (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
May be a duplicate here with ND16NW0007 ie a beaker in a cist from Glengolly Farm - check - HAW 11/2004
NB one beaker from Glengolly is published in PSAS with drawings - HAW 6/2003
Renumbered from ND16NW0007A JHooper, 22/10/2002
This 'urn', a beaker, is in Thurso Museum (Acc No: ARC 58).
Visited by OS (J M) 16 February 1982.
Listed by Clarke as an N4 type beaker, from Heathfield, Glengolly. He also notes a second beaker, type unknown, now lost, but gives no further information regarding it. (Heathfield farm is at ND 105 667, while Glengolly is at ND 102 660.)
D L Clarke 1970.
Dr Mill of Thurso has preserved a beautiful urn, ornamented with lines of dots forming a curiously intricate pattern. It was found in a cist, the cover of which was raised by the plough on his farm of Glengolly. (See ND16NW 7.)
J Anderson 1866.
The Beaker is now held by Caithness Horizons under the same Acc. No. (ARC58). <1>
Although the beaker from Thurso Museum, and later, Caithness Horizons, is attached to this record, it is possible that it is from the cist MHG1475. GW 23/03/2020
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SHG1404 Text/Publication/Article: Anderson, J. & Shearer, R.I.. 1866. Report on the ancient remains of Caithness and results of explorations conducted for the Anthropological Society of London by Messrs. Joseph Anderson and Robert Innes Shearer in 1865. Memoirs Read Before the Anthropological Society of London Vol. 2 (1865-6). 226-56. 253.
- --- SHG2051 Text/Publication/Volume: Clarke, D L. 1970. Beaker pottery of Great Britain and Ireland. Vol. 2, 516, Nos. 1609-10.
- --- SHG28495 Collection/Catalogue: Caithness Horizon. Various. Finds Collection at Caithness Horizons. CAIMS:ARC58.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 1019 6599 (4m by 4m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND16NW |
| Civil Parish | THURSO |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
Finds (1)
- BEAKER (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/8442 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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