MHG5697 - Barbed and Tanged Arrowhead - Kildonnan, Eigg
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
A barbed and tanged arrowhead of green flint, found when ploughing in the Kildonnan area (Kildonnan: NM 490 850) some 250 yds W of the cist described on NM 48 NE 13, was donated to the NMAS in 1882 by Prof MacPherson (Acc No: BN 45).
N MacPherson 1878; NMAS Catalogue 1892
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SHG1213 Text/Publication/Article: MacPherson, N. 1878. 'Notes on the antiquities from the Island of Eigg', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 12 1876-8, p.577-97. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 577-97. 593.
- --- SHG2591 Text/Publication/Volume: NMAS. 1892. Catalogue of the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland. 96.
- --- SHG28278 Dataset/Database File: National Museums Scotland. 2019. Highland Finds from the NMS Catalogue. National Museums Scotland. Digital. BN 45.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NM 4900 8499 (4m by 4m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NM48SE |
| Civil Parish | SMALL ISLES |
| Geographical Area | LOCHABER |
Finds (1)
- BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/22147 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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