MHG54507 - Stone Bowl - Loch Mullardoch
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Iron Age - 550 BC to 560 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NH 109 304 An Iron Age handled stone bowl was found by the shore of Loch Mullardoch. Made from a talc-rich metamorphic rock, possible a talc-chlorite schist, it has a globular profile with rounded base, smoothed from use; the side turns in slightly towards the flattened rim. A sub-circular horizontal handle (with vertical drilled perforation) is placed about halfway up the side. Well finished and smooth externally and around the rim; the interior has vertical chisel or pickmarks on the sides and peckmarks in the base. Bowl external diameter 148mm, internal 102mm; overall L 193mm, H 101mm; handle L 43mm, W 60mm, T 27mm. Depth of hollow 80mm. The loch level was artificially raised for a hydroelectric scheme, so the original context of deposition is unknown. <1>
Submitted to Treasure Trove (TT 32/08) and allocated to Inverness Museum. Listed under Acc. No. 2009.009. See attached TT artefact report. <2> <3>
Inverness Museum archive files contains a photo of the bowl and specialist report by F. Hunter. <4>
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SHG28427 Text/Publication/Article: Hunter, F. 2009. 'Loch Mullardoch, Highland (Kintail parish), casual find', Discovery Excav Scot, New, vol. 10. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 104. Online. pp. 104.
- <2> SHG28208 Dataset/Database File: Treasure Trove. 2019. Highland Finds from Treasure Trove Annual Reports 2004-18. Treasure Trove. Digital. TT 34/08.
- <3> SHG28370 Text/Record Form: Treasure Trove. 2019. Treasure Trove Artefact Reports for Highland Area 1994-2018. Treasure Trove. Digital. TT 34/08.
- <4> SHG28371 Collection: Inverness Museum. 2019. Inverness Museum and Art Gallery Archive Files. 2009.009.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | NH 1089 3039 (point) Approximate. Point generated from 2011 NMRS download data |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH13SW |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Civil Parish | KINTAIL |
Finds (1)
- BOWL (Iron Age - 550 BC to 560 AD)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/305402/ (View HES Canmore record for this site)
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