MHG4263 - Carved Stone Ball - Loch Lochy
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 1501 BC?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
A six-knobbed carved stone ball, decorated with incised lines (type 9c), found at the S end of Loch Lochy, is in RMS (AS 12).
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1882; D N Marshall 1979.
The stone ball was acquired by the NMS in 1881 from Rev. A. Clark. <1>
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SHG25556 Collection/Project Archive: Archaeology for Communities in the Highlands (ARCH). 08/2011. Digital site gazetteer and archive for ARCH Community Timeline Project: Invergarry. Yes. Site 1.
- --- SHG411 Text/Publication/Article: Marshall, D N. 1979. 'Carved stone balls', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 108 1976-7, p.40-72. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 40-72. 71.
- --- SHG605 Text/Publication/Article: PSAS. 1882. 'Donations to and purchases for the Museum and Library, and exhibits', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 16 1881-2, p.9-15, 37-40, 58-61, 144-56,176-80,236-41,401-18. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 9-15, 37-40, 58-61, 144-5. 12.
- <1> SHG28278 Dataset/Database File: National Museums Scotland. 2019. Highland Finds from the NMS Catalogue. National Museums Scotland. Digital. AS 12.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NN 1799 8400 (4m by 4m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NN18SE |
| Civil Parish | KILMONIVAIG |
| Geographical Area | LOCHABER |
Finds (1)
- BALL (RITUAL) (Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 1501 BC?)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (2)
- http://nms.scran.ac.uk/database/record.php?usi=000-180-001-321-C& (Link to NMS onlince collections database)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/23742 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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