MHG28390 - Amber Bead - Keiss Moor
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Early Iron Age - 550 BC to 1 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
An amber bead, possibly associated with a bone pin with a square ornamented head, a rudely-shaped whorl of steatite, a cylindrical bead of black glass and a ring of jet, from a mound on Keiss Moor, is in the NMAS (Acc.no. FL13).
The bead is a medium-sized, flat, thin disk with rounded edges, circular in cross-section and rounded rectangular in longitudinal section. It measures 17mm in diameter and 8mm in thickness.
C Beck and S Shennan 1991
Sources/Archives (1)
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 3399 6100 (4m by 4m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND36SW |
| Civil Parish | WICK |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
Finds (1)
- BEAD (Early Iron Age - 550 BC to 1 AD)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/126356 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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