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MHG63468 - Bloodstone and flint lithic scatter - Guirdal Glen, Rùm

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A bloodstone and flint lithic scatter found at Guirdal Glen, Rùm.

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A bloodstone and flint lithic scatter found at Guirdal Glen, Rùm.

Guirdal Glen 1: The site was found by S Birch situated between 12-25 metres OD, on the flanks of a prominent bluff, to the south west of the Guirdil Burn and on the lower northern slopes of Bloodstone Hill. The lithic material was found eroding from the old pony track cutting across the face of the hill, which seems to be a grassed-over river terrace. The site seems to extend from the summit of the bluff down to the Guirdil Burn (approx. 60.0 metres N-S x 80.0 metres E-W). The site produced in excess of 150 lithics, mainly of bloodstone but also a few pieces of flint, primarily consisting of waste flakes, chunks and debitage. However, 8 x bloodstone cores were recovered, along with a bloodstone flake with microlithic retouch, a small bloodstone scraper, a broken bloodstone blade scraper and bloodstone crescentic-shaped flake with microlithic retouch. This would seem to be quite a dense and compact lithic scatter. <1>

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Grid reference	Centred NG 3194 0117 (89m by 80m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NG30SW
Civil Parish	SMALL ISLES
Geographical Area	LOCHABER

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