MHG46052 - Lithic Flake - Loch Diabaig
Summary
A single regular flake of quartz was found on the footpath at Diabeg during the Scotland's First Settlers Project.
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Mesolithic to Late Bronze Age - 8000 BC? to 551 BC?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NMRS Report: (27/03/2003)
NG75NE 19 7998 5968
Recorded between May and September 2002 as part of the Scotland's First Settlers Project and the Sea Loch Survey.
NG 7998 5968 Diabeg Findspot - lithics
K Hardy and C Wickham-Jones 2002
A single regular flake of quartz was found on the footpath at Diabeg during the Scotland's First Settlers Project in 2002. Isolated finds such as this support a general low level of activity across the area from prehistoric times. <1>
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG24123 Dataset: RCAHMS. 02/2008. Annual update from Canmore. Digital. 240643.
- <1> SHG24512 Text/Publication/Monograph: Hardy, K and Wickham-Jones, C (eds). 2007. Mesolithic and later sites around the Inner Sound, Scotland: the work of the Scotland's First Settlers project 1998-2004, Scottish Archaeological Internet Reports 31. Scottish Archaeological Internet Report. 31. Digital. Section 2.2.33. SFS 190.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 7997 5967 (20m by 20m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG75NE |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | APPLECROSS |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (2)
- http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archiveDS/archiveDownload?t=arch-310-1/dissemination/pdf/sair31.pdf (Link to published Scottish Archaeological Internet Report 31)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/240643 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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