MHG2837 - Cist - Lochside
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (2)
- CIST (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
- CREMATION (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Urn containing Ashes found here AD. 1844. (NAT)
OS 6" map, Inverness-shire, 2nd ed., (1906)
"A clay urn, protected in a frame of square stones, was discovered, in clearing the foundation for a house, near the Loch" (Flemington).
NSA 1845; Name Book 1870.
No further information concerning the circumstances of this find could be obtained.
Visited by OS (R D) 13 August 1964.
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SHG2597 Text/Publication/Volume: NSA. 1845. The new statistical account of Scotland by the ministers of the respective parishes under the superintendence of a committee of the society for the benefit of the sons and daughters of the clergy. Vol. 14, Inverness, 392.
- --- SHG2673 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1979. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. The archaeological sites and monuments of North-east Inverness, Inverness District, Highland Region. . 14, No. 72.
- --- SHG3388 Text/Publication/Volume: Name Book (County). Object Name Books of the Ordnance Survey. Book No. 55, 23.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 8113 5236 (6m by 6m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH85SW |
| Civil Parish | PETTY |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
Finds (1)
- URN (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/15232 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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