MHG60769 - Wooden Cup and Flints - Watten
Summary
Unprovenanced finds from Watten.
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Iron Age - 550 BC? to 560 AD?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
A roughout for a wooden cup was found in a peat bog at Watten in Caithness. It was acquired by the NMS in 1878 from A. Begg (AQ 43).
Also listed in the NMS catalogue from Watten is a yellow flint scraper and red brown flint flake. Acc. Nos. AB 2644 and AB 2645. <1>
Grid reference indicative of Watten area only. Precise findspots unknown. GW 11/07/19
See links below to NMS online collection database and SCRAN for additional information and photos of the cup.
Sources/Archives (1)
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 2500 5400 (60m by 60m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND25SE |
| Civil Parish | WATTEN |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
Finds (3)
- CUP (Iron Age - 550 BC to 560 AD)
- FLAKE (Undated)
- SCRAPER (TOOL) (Undated)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (2)
- http://nms.scran.ac.uk/database/record.php?usi=000-100-033-181-C& (Link to NMS online collections database entry)
- https://www.scran.ac.uk/database/record.php?usi=000-100-033-181-C& (Link to online SCRAN entry)
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